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rifle[1,verb] rifle[2,verb] rifle[4,verb] rifling

Main Entry: ¹ri·fle
Pronunciation: r-fl
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): ri·fled; ri·fling /-f(-)li/
Etymology: Middle English riflen "to steal or carry away by force," from early French rifler "to scrape off, plunder"; of Germanic origin
1 : to search through fast and roughly especially in order to steal <rifled the coat pockets for loose change>
2 : ¹STEAL 2a
- ri·fler /-f(-)lr/ noun

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