Raff merchant

Raff merchant
Raff Raff, n. 1. A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse. ``A raff of errors.'' --Barrow. [1913 Webster]

2. The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; -- chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff. [1913 Webster]

3. A low fellow; a churl. [1913 Webster]

{Raff merchant}, a dealer in lumber and odd refuse. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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