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raffles

1

[ raf-uhlz ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)
  1. a gentlemanly burglar, amateur housebreaker, or the like.


Raffles

2

[ raf-uhlz ]

noun

  1. Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.

Raffles

/ ˈræfəlz /

noun

  1. RafflesSir Thomas Stamford17811826MBritishPOLITICS: colonial administrator Sir Thomas Stamford . 1781–1826, British colonial administrator: founded Singapore (1819) as a station for the British East India Company
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of raffles1

1925–30; after Raffles, hero of The Amateur Cracksman, by E. W. Hornung (1866–1921), English novelist
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Example Sentences

Fortune laughed along with him—he won at all sorts of things, not only cards but raffles and games of chance.

As little as these raffles cost for campaigns to put on, they cost even less money for people to enter.

These raffles are an attempt to pump up the lagging numbers of small donors at low cost.

Thus, he has amped up the number of raffles and added celebrities to the mix.

She called that night, and two days later was installed in the Van Raffles's kitchen.

The same “Raffles” afterwards turned up at Newport, where the girls for several weeks led a life of thrilling interest.

What is the discovery of the Boy Raffles compared with your bringing to light the family history of poor little Eunice!

Raffles, wheels, and rings were employed to extract coins from the under-zealous.

Norman, on returning to the fancy fair, found the world in all the ardour of raffles.

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