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riffle |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Riffle \Rif"fle\, n. [CF. G. riffeln riefeln to groove. Cf {Rifle} a gun.] (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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Riffle \Rif"fle\, n. [Cf. {Riffle} a trough.] 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: riffle n 1: a small wave on the surface of a liquid [syn: {ripple}, {rippling}, {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}] 2: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: {flick}, {flip}, {thumb}, {leaf}, {riff}] 3: stir up (water) so as to form ripples [syn: {ripple}, {ruffle}, {cockle}, {undulate}] 4: shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Riffle, WV Zip code(s): 26619
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