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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 As a military firearm it has superseded the musket..

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Shilly-shally :: Shilly-shally (n.) Irresolution; hesitation; also, occupation with trifles..

Polygrooved :: Polygrooved (a.) Having many grooves; as, a polygrooved rifle or gun (referring to the rifling)..

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

Fuss :: Fuss (v. i.) To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.

Sight :: Sight (v. t.) To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight; as, to sight a rifle or a cannon..

Dilly-dally :: Dilly-dally (v. i.) To loiter or trifle; to waste time.

Miniment :: Miniment (n.) A trifle; a trinket; a token.

Muzzle-loading :: Muzzle-loading (a.) Receiving its charge through the muzzle; as, a muzzle-loading rifle..

Dangler :: Dangler (n.) One who dangles about or after others, especially after women; a trifler..

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

Dallier :: Dallier (n.) One who fondles; a trifler; as, dalliers with pleasant words..

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

Rifle :: Rifle (v. t.) To grove; to channel; especially, to groove internally with spiral channels; as, to rifle a gun barrel or a cannon..

Song :: Song (n.) A trifle.

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

Niggle :: Niggle (v. t.) To fret and snarl about trifles.

Armory :: Armory (n.) A manufactory of arms, as rifles, muskets, pistols, bayonets, swords..

Strickle :: Strickle (n.) An instrument for whetting scythes; a rifle.

Palter :: Palter (v. t.) To trifle with; to waste; to squander in paltry ways or on worthless things.

Dawdler :: Dawdler (n.) One who wastes time in trifling employments; an idler; a trifler.