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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Tomfoolery :: Tomfoolery (n.) Folly; trifling.
Tittle-tattle :: Tittle-tattle (n.) Idle, trifling talk; empty prattle..
Polygrooved :: Polygrooved (a.) Having many grooves; as, a polygrooved rifle or gun (referring to the rifling)..
Frippery :: Frippery (a.) Trifling; contemptible.
Coquetry :: Coquetry (n.) Attempts to attract admiration, notice, or love, for the mere gratification of vanity; trifling in love..
Dawdle :: Dawdle (v. i.) To waste time in trifling employment; to trifle; to saunter.
Foddle-faddle :: Foddle-faddle (n.) A trifle; trifling talk; nonsense.
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..
Quiddity :: Quiddity (n.) A trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble.
Apish :: Apish (a.) Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish; affected; trifling.
Trivial :: Trivial (a.) Of little worth or importance; inconsiderable; trifling; petty; paltry; as, a trivial subject or affair..
Light :: Light (superl.) Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile; as, a light, vain person; a light mind..
Trivial :: Trivial (a.) Ordinary; commonplace; trifling; vulgar.
Toyer :: Toyer (n.) One who toys; one who is full of trifling tricks; a trifler.
Quiddle :: Quiddle (v. i.) To spend time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful subjects in an indifferent or superficial manner; to dawdle..
Twaddy :: Twaddy (n.) Idle trifling; twaddle.
Trifling :: Trifling (a.) Being of small value or importance; trivial; paltry; as, a trifling debt; a trifling affair..
Tattle :: Tattle (n.) Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate.
Frivolity :: Frivolity (n.) The condition or quality of being frivolous; also, acts or habits of trifling; unbecoming levity of disposition..
Squeamous :: Squeamish (a.) Having a stomach that is easily or nauseated; hence, nice to excess in taste; fastidious; easily disgusted; apt to be offended at trifling improprieties..
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