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rifler Definition


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verb rifled, rifling
    tr & intr
    1. To search through (eg a house, safe, etc) thoroughly, usually in order to steal something from it.
      Thesaurus: rob, ransack, plunder, rummage through, sack, loot, maraud, pillage.
    2. To steal something.
Derivative: rifler
noun
    Derivative: rifling
    noun
      Etymology: 14c: from French rifler to plunder.



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