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Definition of rifle

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Rifle (n.) 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 As a military firearm it has superseded the musket..

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Tomfool :: Tomfool (n.) A great fool; a trifler.

Rifleman :: Rifleman (n.) A soldier armed with a rifle.

Potter :: Potter (v. i.) To busy one's self with trifles; to labor with little purpose, energy, of effect; to trifle; to pother..

Trifle :: Trifle (v. t.) To make of no importance; to treat as a trifle.

Breath :: Breath (n.) A single word; the slightest effort; a trifle.

Practice :: Practice (v. i.) To perform certain acts frequently or customarily, either for instruction, profit, or amusement; as, to practice with the broadsword or with the rifle; to practice on the piano..

Toy :: Toy (v. i.) To dally amorously; to trifle; to play.

Ball :: Ball (n.) Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; as, a cannon ball; a rifle ball; -- often used collectively; as, powder and ball. Spherical balls for the smaller firearms are commonly called bullets..

Trifled :: Trifled (imp. & p. p.) of Trifl.

Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle..

Gewgaw :: Gewgaw (n.) A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but worthless bauble.

Blab :: Blab (v.) To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion..

Patch :: Patch (n.) A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore..

Trifle :: Trifle (n.) A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair..

Random :: Random (n.) Distance to which a missile is cast; range; reach; as, the random of a rifle ball..

Putter :: Putter (v. i.) To act inefficiently or idly; to trifle; to potter.

Nothing :: Nothing (n.) A thing of no account, value, or note; something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle..

Rush :: Rush (n.) The merest trifle; a straw.

Piddle :: Piddle (v. i.) To deal in trifles; to concern one's self with trivial matters rather than with those that are important.

Niggle :: Niggle (v. t.) To trifle or play.