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rifling

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. rifling (noun)
  2. rifle (verb)
  3. rifle (verb)
  4. rifle (verb)

rifling

noun

Definition of RIFLING

1
: the act or process of making spiral grooves
2
: a system of spiral grooves in the surface of the bore of a gun causing a projectile when fired to rotate about its longer axis
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First Known Use of RIFLING

1797

Rhymes with RIFLING

trifling

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