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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: rifleMain Entry: 1ri·fle Pronunciation: \ˈrī-fəl\ Function: verb Inflected Form(s): ri·fled; ri·fling \-f(ə-)liŋ\ Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French rifler to scrape off, plunder, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German riffilōn to saw, obsolete Dutch rijffelen to scrape Date: 14th century transitive verb 1 : to ransack especially with the intent to steal — ri·fler \-f(ə-)lər\ noun 
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