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raffing

raffing is the present participle and gerund of raff.

Meaning of raff

Verb

raff (third-person singular simple present raffs, present participle raffing, simple past and past participle raffed)

  1. (dated) To sweep, blow, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to sweep up.
    • Causes and effects which I thus raffe up together.1609, Richard Carew, The Survey of Cornwall, London: […] S[imon] S[tafford] for Iohn Iaggard, […], →OCLC

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Questions about raffing

What is raffing the present participle and gerund of?
Raffing is the present participle and gerund of raff.

Words near raffing in the dictionary

  1. raffinases
  2. raffinate
  3. raffinated
  4. raffinates
  5. raffination
  6. raffing
  7. raffinosaccharide
  8. raffinosaccharides
  9. raffinose
  10. raffinoses
  11. raffish

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