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Traditional English :: RAF
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rafishnes - abbr.
colloq. (in the UK) Royal Air Force. |
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Traditional English :: Rafferty's rules
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rafishnes - n.
Austral. & NZ colloq. no rules at all, esp. in boxing. [E dial. corrupt. of refractory] |
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Traditional English :: raffia
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rafishnes - n. (also raphia) 1 a palm-tree, Raphia ruffia, native to Madagascar, having very long leaves. 2 the fibre from its leaves used for making hats, baskets, etc., and for tying plants etc. [Malagasy] |
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Traditional English :: raffinate
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rafishnes - n.
Chem. a refined liquid oil produced by solvent extraction of impurities. [F raffiner + -ATE(1)] |
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Traditional English :: raffish
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rafishnes - adj. 1 disreputable; rakish. 2 tawdry. raffishly adv. raffishness n. [as RAFT(2) + -ISH(1)] |
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Traditional English :: raffle(1)
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rafishnes - n. & v. --n. a fund-raising lottery with goods as prizes. --v.tr. (often foll. by off) dispose of by means of a raffle. [ME, a kind of dice-game, f. OF raf(f)le, of unkn. orig.] |
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