Green’s Dictionary of Slang

raft n.2

[synon. Norwegian dial. raft]

(Ulster) a tall, thin person.

[Aus]Bulletin (Sydney) 13 Dec. 27/4: [of a bullock] Back Mick, a-bit, now easy! / Steady! you clumsy raft, / You’re gettin’ thin and wheezy, / You’ll die of over-graft.
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