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Dingy vs Raft - What's the difference?

dingy | raft |

As nouns the difference between dingy and raft

is that dingy is {{cx|childish|lang=en}} Penis while raft is a flat structure made of planks, barrels etc., that floats on water, and is used for transport, emergencies or a platform for swimmers.

As an adjective dingy

is drab; shabby; dirty; squalid.

As a verb raft is

to convey on a raft.

dingy

English

Etymology 1

From English dialectal (Kentish) . http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=dingy&searchmode=none

Adjective

(er)
  • drab; shabby; dirty; squalid
    • Synonyms
    * (drab) dismal, drab, dreary, gloomy, grimy
    Antonyms
    * (drab) bright, clean
    Derived terms
    * dingily * dinginess

    Noun

    (head)
  • (rfv-sense) Penis.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (dingies)
    • (Charles Dickens)

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    raft

    English

    (wikipedia raft)

    Etymology 1

    From Scandinavian; compare West (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A flat structure made of planks, barrels etc., that floats on water, and is used for transport, emergencies or a platform for swimmers.
  • A flat-bottomed inflatable craft for floating or drifting on water.
  • A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals.
  • (US) A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. which obstructs navigation in a river.
  • (slang, informal) A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately.
  • * W. D. Howells
    • a whole raft of folks
    Derived terms
    * life raft

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to convey on a raft
  • to make into a raft
  • to travel by raft

    • Related terms

    * rafter * whitewater rafting

    Etymology 2

    Alteration of (raff).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.
  • * 2007 , Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon , Blue Bridge 2008, p. 31:
    • Among those arrested was the grand master himself, Jacques de Molay, who found himself facing a raft of charges based on the specious evidence of former knights [...].

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    (head)
  • (reave)
    • (Spenser)

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