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noun

Raft n.

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.

A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which obstructs navigation. (U.S.)

A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately. (Slang, U. S.) "A whole raft of folks."

Raft bridge.

(a)

A bridge whose points of support are rafts.

(b)

A bridge that consists of floating timbers fastened together.

Raft duck. (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.

verb

Raft v. t. (past & past part. rafted; pres. part. rafting) To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber.

Raft v. obs. Imp. & p. p. of Reave.

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"Raft" Quotes from Famous Books

... or three large spars and a spare mast or two, which I threw overboard, tying every one with a rope that it might not drift away. Climbing down the ship's side, I pulled them toward me and tied four of them fast together in the form of a raft, laying two or three pieces of ...

— The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language - Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric • Sherwin Cody

... men knew and loved their own Big Sandy River. They rode their rafts fearlessly, leaping daringly from log to log to make fast a dog chain, even jumping from one slippery, water-soaked raft to another to capture with spike pole or grappling hook a log that had broken loose. They had not the slightest fear when a raft buckled or broke away from the rest and was swept by swift current to midstream. There were quick and ready hands to the task. Loggers of the Big Sandy kept a cool ...

— Blue Ridge Country • Jean Thomas

... forced the sea to wash away their foul remains. Here, to please his sister, Sainte-Marguerite, a cherry tree burst into full bloom every month; here he threw his cloak upon the waters and it became a raft, which bore him safely to visit the neighbouring island; here St. Patrick received from St. Just the staff with which he imitated St. Honorat by driving all reptiles from Ireland. Pillaged by Saracens and pirates, ...

— History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom • Andrew Dickson White

... out. After all, am I to believe your unsubstantiated story or the evidence of a whole raft of witnesses, the police detail, the accident squad, and the guys who hauled you out of a burning car before it blew up? As I was saying, how can we credit much of your tale when you raved about one man lifting the car and the other hauling you ...

— Highways in Hiding • George Oliver Smith

... Dave, "you and Greg get some of the fellows and rush down as many ties as you can from that pile by the railroad tracks. Dalzell, you and Harry get down at the edge of send him your way. Make a raft by laying four ties side by side, and lash the ends. Do it as quick as a flash. I'll be ...

— The High School Freshmen - Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports • H. Irving Hancock

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