raffle

English

/ˈɹæfl̩/

noun
Definitions
  • A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.
  • (obsolete) A game of dice in which the player who throws three of the same number wins all the stakes.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English rafle derived from Old French rafle derived from Frankish *raffolōn derived from Proto-Germanic *hrapōną (scrape, scratch, seize) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreb(h)-, *(s)ker- (cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)ker-

Gloss

cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

踊

Emoji
✂️ ✂️ 🎬️

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