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noun
The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
The system of grooves in a rifled gun barrel or cannon. Shunt rifling, rifling for cannon, in which one side of the groove is made deeper than the other, to facilitate loading with shot having projections which enter by the deeper part of the grooves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
The act or process of letting playing cards cascade down one at a time towards the table (or one's hand), controlling the speed and flow with one's thumb, which sits on the top edges of the cards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: card-games, games
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verb
present participle and gerund of rifle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: grooving
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Broader terms: formation, shaping
History
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Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
