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  2. Raff delves into several competing models of how, when and where people first made inroads into the Americas. Raff wants to tell the most accurate, if still incomplete, story of how humans settled the Americas by integrating research on ancient and modern DNA with archaeological finds.

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  3. noun. ˈraf. : riffraff. Word History. Etymology. Middle English raf rubbish. First Known Use. 15th century, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of raff was in the 15th century. See more words from the same century. Dictionary Entries Near raff. rafale. raff. Raffaelesque. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style.

  4. Jun 2, 2024 · raff (third-person singular simple present raffs, present participle raffing, simple past and past participle raffed) To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep.

  5. 2 meanings: archaic or dialect 1. rubbish; refuse 2. rabble or riffraff.... Click for more definitions.

  6. There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb raff. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in northern English regional dialect.

  7. raff. (ræf) n. 1. rubbish; refuse. 2. rabble or riffraff. [C14: perhaps from Old French rafle a snatching up; compare raffle, riffraff] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.

  8. What does the word raff mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word raff , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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