raff

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹæf/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English raf, from Old French raffer, of Germanic origin; compare German raffen, akin to rap (“to snatch”). Compare riffraff, rip (“to tear”). ==== Noun ==== raff (countable and uncountable, plural raffs) A disorderly heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse. The common rabble or mob; riffraff. A low fellow; a churl. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Verb ==== raff (third-person singular simple present raffs, present participle raffing, simple past and past participle raffed) To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep. === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== raffe raffie ==== Noun ==== raff (plural raffs) (nautical) A three-cornered sail set on a schooner when before the wind. === Anagrams === ARFF, FFAR == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁaf/ Homophone: RAF === Verb === raff singular imperative of raffen (colloquial) first-person singular present of raffen == Welsh == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /raːf/ === Noun === raff soft mutation of rhaff === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “raff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies