raff

[ raf ]

noun
  1. riffraff; rabble.

Origin of raff

1
1665–75; extracted from riffraff

Words Nearby raff

Other definitions for Raff (2 of 2)

Raff
[ rahf ]

noun
  1. Joseph Joachim, 1822–82, Swiss composer.

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British Dictionary definitions for raff

raff

/ (ræf) /


nounarchaic, or dialect
  1. rubbish; refuse

  2. rabble or riffraff

Origin of raff

1
C14: perhaps from Old French rafle a snatching up; compare raffle, riffraff

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