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riffle
(encz) | riffle, |
Riffle
(gcide) | Riffle \Rif"fle\ (r[i^]f"f'l), n. [CF. G. riffeln, riefeln, to
groove. Cf. Rifle a gun.]
1. (Mining) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or
steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and
catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is
washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such
a trough. Also called ripple.
[1913 Webster]
2. A ripple in a stream or current of water; also, a place
where the water ripples, as on a shallow rapid. [Local, U.
S.]
The bass have left the cool depth beside the rock
and are on the riffle or just below it. --James A.
Henshall.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
riffle
(wn) | riffle
n 1: a small wave on the surface of a liquid [syn: ripple,
rippling, riffle, wavelet]
2: shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two
halves at their corners
v 1: twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" [syn: flick,
ruffle, riffle]
2: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed
through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn:
flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff]
3: stir up (water) so as to form ripples [syn: ripple,
ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate]
4: shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts
and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix |
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riffled
(encz) | riffled,rýhovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Riffle
(gcide) | Riffle \Rif"fle\ (r[i^]f"f'l), n. [CF. G. riffeln, riefeln, to
groove. Cf. Rifle a gun.]
1. (Mining) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or
steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and
catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is
washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such
a trough. Also called ripple.
[1913 Webster]
2. A ripple in a stream or current of water; also, a place
where the water ripples, as on a shallow rapid. [Local, U.
S.]
The bass have left the cool depth beside the rock
and are on the riffle or just below it. --James A.
Henshall.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Riffler
(gcide) | Riffler \Rif"fler\, n. [See Riffle.]
A curved file used in carving wool and marble.
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