Meaning of raff | Babel Free
/ɹæf/Definitions
- A surname.
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A disorderly heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse. countable, uncountable
- A three-cornered sail set on a schooner when before the wind.
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The common rabble or mob; riffraff. countable, uncountable
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A low fellow; a churl. countable, uncountable
Examples
“A raff of errors.”
“Jostling with unemployed labourers of the lowest class, ballast-heavers, coal-whippers, brazen women, ragged children, and the raff and refuse of the river, he makes his way with difficulty along […]”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.