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Rifle Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Rifle? [n] a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired" [v] go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?" [v] steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Rifle: despoil \| foray \| go \| loot \| pillage \| plunder \| ransack \| reave \| strip Related Terms \| Find terms related to Rifle: See Also \| bolt \| carbine \| deplume \| displume \| firearm \| Garand \| Garand rifle \| M-1 \| M-1 rifle \| piece \| pump action \| rifle butt \| search \| slide action \| small-arm \| take \| Winchester Rifle In Webster's Dictionary \Ri"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rifled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rifling}.] [F. rifler to rifle, sweep away; of uncertain origin. CF. {Raff}.] 1. To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off. Till time shall rifle every youthful grace. --Pope. 2. To strip; to rob; to pillage. --Piers Plowman. Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye: If not, we'll make you sit and rifle you. --Shak. 3. To raffle. [Obs.] --J. Webster. \Ri"fle\, v. i. 1. To raffle. [Obs.] --Chapman. 2. To commit robbery. [R.] --Bp. Hall. \Ri"fle\, n. [Akin to Dan. rifle, or riffel, the rifle of a gun, a chamfer (cf. riffel, riffelb["o]sse, a rifle gun, rifle to rifle a gun, G. riefeln, riefen, to chamfer, groove), and E. rive. See {Rive}, and cf. {Riffle}, {Rivel}.] 1. A gun, the inside of whose barrel is grooved with spiral channels, thus giving the ball a rotary motion and insuring greater accuracy of fire. As a military firearm it has superseded the musket. 2. pl. (Mil.) A body of soldiers armed with rifles. 3. A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes. {Rifle pit} (Mil.), a trench for sheltering sharpshooters. \Ri"fle\, v. t. 1. To grove; to channel; especially, to groove internally with spiral channels; as, to rifle a gun barrel or a cannon. 2. To whet with a rifle. See {Rifle}, n., 3.

Rifle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rifle?

[n] a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired"
[v] go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?"
[v] steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

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Rifle In Webster's Dictionary

\Ri"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rifled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Rifling}.] [F. rifler to rifle, sweep away; of uncertain
origin. CF. {Raff}.]
1. To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry
   off.

         Till time shall rifle every youthful grace. --Pope.

2. To strip; to rob; to pillage. --Piers Plowman.

         Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye: If
         not, we'll make you sit and rifle you. --Shak.

3. To raffle. [Obs.] --J. Webster.


\Ri"fle\, v. i.
1. To raffle. [Obs.] --Chapman.

2. To commit robbery. [R.] --Bp. Hall.


\Ri"fle\, n. [Akin to Dan. rifle, or riffel, the rifle of
a gun, a chamfer (cf. riffel, riffelb["o]sse, a rifle gun,
rifle to rifle a gun, G. riefeln, riefen, to chamfer,
groove), and E. rive. See {Rive}, and cf. {Riffle}, {Rivel}.]
1. A gun, the inside of whose barrel is grooved with spiral
   channels, thus giving the ball a rotary motion and
   insuring greater accuracy of fire. As a military firearm
   it has superseded the musket.

2. pl. (Mil.) A body of soldiers armed with rifles.

3. A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material,
   used for sharpening scythes.

{Rifle pit} (Mil.), a trench for sheltering sharpshooters.


\Ri"fle\, v. t.
1. To grove; to channel; especially, to groove internally
   with spiral channels; as, to rifle a gun barrel or a
   cannon.

2. To whet with a rifle. See {Rifle}, n., 3.

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