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Raffles
raf·fle 1 R0019500 (răf′əl)n. A lottery in which a number of persons buy chances to win a prize.v. raf·fled, raf·fling, raf·fles v.tr. To dispose of in a raffle. Often used with off.v.intr. To conduct or take part in a raffle.
[Middle English rafle, a game using dice, from Old French, act of seizing, dice game, perhaps of Germanic origin.]
raf′fler n.
raf·fle 2 R0019500 (răf′əl)n. Rubbish; debris.
[Probably from French rafle, act of seizing, from Old French; see raffle1.]Raffles (ˈræfəlz) n (Biography) Sir Thomas Stamford. 1781–1826, British colonial administrator: founded Singapore (1819) as a station for the British East India CompanyThesaurus| Noun | 1. | Raffles - British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)Sir Thomas Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles |
IdiomsSeeraffleRaffles
Raffles Sir Thomas Stamford. 1781--1826, British colonial administrator: founded Singapore (1819) as a station for the British East India Company Rafflesleading Victorian criminal-hero. [Br. Lit.: Herman, 19–20]See: ThieveryRaffles
Synonyms for Rafflesnoun British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)Synonyms- Sir Thomas Raffles
- Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
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