Толковый словарь английского языка - raft
Raft
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e ~er, ~, from Old Norse raptr ~er Date: 15th century 1. a collection of logs or timber fastened together for conveyance by water, a flat structure for support or transportation on water, a floating cohesive mass, an aggregation of animals (as waterfowl) resting on the water, II. verb Date: 1706 transitive verb to transport in the form of or by means of a ~, to make into a ~, intransitive verb to travel by ~, III. noun Etymology: alteration of raff jumble Date: 1830 a large collection or number
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a flat floating structure of timber or other materials for conveying persons or things. 2 a lifeboat or small (often inflatable) boat, esp. for use in emergencies. 3 a floating accumulation of trees, ice, etc. --v. 1 tr. transport as or on a raft. 2 tr. cross (water) on a raft. 3 tr. form into a raft. 4 intr. (often foll. by across) work a raft (across water etc.). Etymology: ME f. ON raptr RAFTER 2. n. colloq. 1 a large collection. 2 (foll. by of) a crowd. Etymology: raff rubbish, perh. of Scand. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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