Raff (rȧf), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Raffed (rȧft); p. pr. & vb. n.Raffing.] [OF. raffer, of German origin; cf. G. raffen; akin to E. rap to snatch. See Rap, and cf. Riffraff, Rip to tear.] To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep.
Causes and effects which I thus raff up together. Carew.