Definition of rifling

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Rifling (n.) The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel.

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Rifling :: Rifling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rifl.
Leer :: Leer (a.) Wanting sense or seriousness; trifling; trivolous; as, leer words..
Tilly-vally :: Tilly-vally (interj., adv., or a.) A word of unknown origin and signification, formerly used as expressive of contempt, or when anything said was reject as trifling or impertinent..
Waspish :: Waspish (a.) Quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by snappishness; irritable; irascible; petulant; snappish.
Stick-seed :: Stickler (v. t.) One who pertinaciously contends for some trifling things, as a point of etiquette; an unreasonable, obstinate contender; as, a stickler for ceremony..
Dawdle :: Dawdle (v. t.) To waste by trifling; as, to dawdle away a whole morning..
Foddle-faddle :: Foddle-faddle (n.) A trifle; trifling talk; nonsense.
Toyer :: Toyer (n.) One who toys; one who is full of trifling tricks; a trifler.
Idle :: Idle (superl.) Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.
Pompon :: Pompon (n.) Any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet.
Toy :: Toy (v. t.) A wild fancy; an odd conceit; idle sport; folly; trifling opinion.
Toyful :: Toyful (a.) Full of trifling play.
Apish :: Apish (a.) Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish; affected; trifling.
Rifling :: Rifling (n.) The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel.
Tomfoolery :: Tomfoolery (n.) Folly; trifling.
Burlesque :: Burlesque (a.) Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity; jocular; ironical..
Prattle :: Prattle (n.) Trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial subjects; prate; babble.
Fribble :: Fribble (v. i.) To act in a trifling or foolish manner; to act frivolously.
Scrapepenny :: Scrapepenny (n.) One who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; a miser.
Nugatory :: Nugatory (a.) Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.
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