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Raft \Raft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rafted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Rafting}.]
To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make
into a raft; as, to raft timber.
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Raft \Raft\ (r[.a]ft), obs.
imp. & p. p. of {Reave}. --Spenser.
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Raft \Raft\, n. [Originally, a rafter, spar, and fr. Icel. raptr
a rafter; akin to Dan. raft, Prov. G. raff a rafter, spar;
cf. OHG. r[=a]fo, r[=a]vo, a beam, rafter, Icel. r[=a]f roof.
Cf. {Rafter}, n.]
1. A collection of logs, boards, pieces of timber, or the
like, fastened together, either for their own collective
conveyance on the water, or to serve as a support in
conveying other things; a float.
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2. A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is
formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which
obstructs navigation. [U.S.]
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3. [Perhaps akin to raff a heap.] A large collection of
people or things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.] "A
whole raft of folks." --W. D. Howells.
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{Raft bridge}.
(a) A bridge whose points of support are rafts.
(b) A bridge that consists of floating timbers fastened
together.

{Raft duck}. [The name alludes to its swimming in dense
flocks.] (Zool.)
(a) The bluebill, or greater scaup duck; -- called also
{flock duck}. See {Scaup}.
(b) The redhead.

{Raft port} (Naut.), a large, square port in a vessel's side
for loading or unloading timber or other bulky articles; a
timber or lumber port.
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Reave \Reave\ (r[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reaved} (r[=e]vd),
{Reft} (r[e^]ft), or {Raft} (r[.a]ft) (obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Reaving}.] [AS. re['a]fian, from re['a]f spoil, plunder,
clothing, re['o]fan to break (cf. bire['o]fan to deprive of);
akin to G. rauben to rob, Icel. raufa to rob, rj[=u]fa to
break, violate, Goth. bir['a]ub[=o]n to despoil, L. rumpere
to break; cf. Skr. lup to break. [root]114. Cf. {Bereave},
{Rob}, v. t., {Robe}, {Rove}, v. i., {Rupture}.]
To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to
rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic]. "To reave his life."
--Spenser.
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He golden apples raft of the dragon. --Chaucer.
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If the wooers reave
By privy stratagem my life at home. --Chapman.
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To reave the orphan of his patrimony. --Shak.
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The heathen caught and reft him of his tongue.
--Tennyson.
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