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Gaffle vs Raffle - What's the difference?

gaffle | raffle |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between gaffle and raffle

is that gaffle is (obsolete) a lever used to bend a crossbow while raffle is (obsolete) a game of dice in which the player who throws three of the same number wins all the stakes.

As nouns the difference between gaffle and raffle

is that gaffle is (obsolete) a lever used to bend a crossbow while raffle is a drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.

As verbs the difference between gaffle and raffle

is that gaffle is to seize while raffle is to award something by means of a raffle or random drawing, often used with off.

gaffle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A lever used to bend a crossbow
  • A steel spur attached to a gamecock

    • Verb

    (gaffl)
  • To seize
  • To steal
  • Gaffling is a planning technique for orienteering relay courses whereby individual routes are planned so as to vary slightly and to make following difficult. This means that the competition depends more on navigational skills rather than just physical ability. See British Orienteering Federation's Event Guideline F for Relay Events, Section 3.
  • To talk incessantly without a purpose, usually about inane or pointless topics; to banter.

    • References

    *OED 2nd edition 1989 (noun sense)

    raffle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.
    • He entered a raffle to win a lifetime supply of toothpaste, but he did not win.
  • (obsolete) A game of dice in which the player who throws three of the same number wins all the stakes.
    • (Cotgrave)

    Derived terms

    * meat raffle

    Verb

  • To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing, often used with off.
    • They raffled off four gift baskets.
  • To participate in a raffle.
    • to raffle for a watch