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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Tattle :: Tattle (n.) Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate.
Sabot :: Sabot (n.) A thick, circular disk of wood, to which the cartridge bag and projectile are attached, in fixed ammunition for cannon; also, a piece of soft metal attached to a projectile to take the groove of the rifling..
Polygrooved :: Polygrooved (a.) Having many grooves; as, a polygrooved rifle or gun (referring to the rifling)..
Rap :: Rap (n.) A popular name for any of the tokens that passed current for a half-penny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.
Bauble :: Bauble (n.) A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything..
Vanity :: Vanity (n.) That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor productive of no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial enjoyment..
Light :: Light (superl.) Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; wanting dignity or solemnity; trifling; gay; frivolous; airy; unsubstantial..
Coquette :: Coquette (n.) A vain, trifling woman, who endeavors to attract admiration from a desire to gratify vanity; a flirt; -- formerly sometimes applied also to men..
Dalliance :: Dalliance (n.) The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of caresses; wanton play..
Tittle-tattle :: Tittle-tattle (n.) An idle, trifling talker; a gossip..
Snaphance :: Snaphance (n.) A trifling or second-rate thing or person.
Quiddle :: Quiddle (v. i.) To spend time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful subjects in an indifferent or superficial manner; to dawdle..
Pompon :: Pompon (n.) Any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet.
Prittle-prattle :: Prittle-prattle (n.) Empty talk; trifling loquacity; prattle; -- used in contempt or ridicule.
Flippant :: Flippant (a.) Speaking fluently and confidently, without knowledge or consideration; empty; trifling; inconsiderate; pert; petulant..
Leptology :: Leptology (n.) A minute and tedious discourse on trifling things.
Foddle-faddle :: Foddle-faddle (n.) A trifle; trifling talk; nonsense.
Quiddity :: Quiddity (n.) A trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble.
Frivolous :: Frivolous (a.) Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly; interested especially in trifling matters.
Boyish :: Boyish (a.) Resembling a boy in a manners or opinions; belonging to a boy; childish; trifling; puerile.
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