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raffee

American  
[ruh-fee] / rəˈfi /
Also raffe

noun

Nautical.

  1. a triangular sail set in the manner of a square sail above the uppermost yard of a topsail schooner.

Etymology

Origin of raffee

First recorded in 1885–90; origin uncertain

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Abukar Dahir is helping to rebuild Somalia's Central Bank "Dear Ms Raffee," he writes.

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