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Point :: Point (n.) A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a punctilio.

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..

Pin :: Pin (n.) Hence, a thing of small value; a trifle..

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

Trifler :: Trifler (n.) One who trifles.

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

Palter :: Palter (v. i.) To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle.

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

Nonsense :: Nonsense (n.) Trifles; things of no importance.

Rifler :: Rifler (n.) One who rifles; a robber.

Ado :: Ado (n.) Doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; as, to make a great ado about trifles..

Musket :: Musket (n.) A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle..

Wanton :: Wanton (n.) A roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler; -- used rarely as a term of endearment..

Doodle :: Doodle (n.) A trifler; a simple fellow.

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..

Fool :: Fool (v. i.) To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.

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

Play :: Play (n.) To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.

Rifle :: Rifle (v. t.) To whet with a rifle. See Rifle, n., 3..

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

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