riffle

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Underneath this colander-like portion of the long-tom is placed another trough, about ten feet long, the sides six inches, perhaps, in height, which, divided through the middle by a slender slat, is called the riffle-box.

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  1. noun A rocky shoal or sandbar lying just below the surface of a waterway.
  2. noun A stretch of choppy water caused by such a shoal or sandbar; a rapid.
  3. noun In mining, the sectional stone or wood bottom lining of a sluice, arranged for trapping mineral particles, as of gold.
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  • Lara riffle-shuffled the cards, and pushed them to me to cut, the light reflecting from her long red fingernails. —  F ;SF; - vol 092 issue 04 - April 1997
  • He twisted and raised his riffle, but the smoke refused him a clear shot. —  BlackStaticHorrorMagazine#3
  • I could palm and riffle, spring and jog in my sleep. —  F ;SF; - vol 101 issue 04-05 - October-November 2001
  • It can be said that the G22 Airsoft special operations riffle is a great example of a good combination of quality and affordability.
  • Another advantage of the dual power is that when you ran out of batteries and you have to switch power, you are confident that your riffle is still fully functional with manual cocking.
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  1. Possibly blend of ripple1 and ruffle1.

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  1. from Danish rifle, a groove, channel: see rifle, n.
  2. Appar, a dim, of riff, prob. associated with ripple.
  3. Perhaps from riffle, n.
 

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