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rifling

1

[ rahy-fling ]

noun

  1. the act or process of cutting spiral grooves in a gun barrel, pipe, etc.
  2. the system of spiral grooves so cut.


rifling

2

[ rahy-fling ]

noun

  1. the act or process of ransacking or robbing.

rifling

/ ˈ°ù²¹Éª´Ú±ôɪŋ /

noun

  1. the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of a firearm's barrel
  2. the series of grooves so cut
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rifling1

First recorded in 1790–1800; rifle 1 + -ing 1
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He’d slept in the home of the man who claims to be the new head of the Oath Keepers, rifling through his files in the middle of the night.

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That’s why rifling through an older relative’s clothing is a common ritual – part archaeological dig, part playtime experiment.

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This was meant to put boosters on the near-trillion-tonne berg, rifling it up into the South Atlantic and certain oblivion.

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He did so, but then the neighbour found him rifling through drawers and cupboards for things to steal.

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Marc Skinner's side remained firmly in control and struck once more as Lisa Naalsund atoned for an earlier miss by rifling home from the edge of the box as Brighton failed to clear a set-piece.

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