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riffle

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riffle
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a. a rapid in a stream
b. a rocky shoal causing a rapid
c. a ripple on water
riffle [′rif·əl]
(hydrology)
A shallows across a stream bed over which water flows swiftly and is broken into waves by submerged obstructions.
Shallow water flowing over a riffle.
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I remember how he forced the hunter and his two men below, a riffle at their breasts, when their captain passed by at biscuit-toss and hailed us for information.
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An' willows and trees of all kinds growing along the edges, and here a riffle where you can flip out trout, and there a deep pool where you can swim and high-dive.
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You-all laugh at quicksilver in the riffles and think flour gold was manufactured by God Almighty for the express purpose of fooling suckers and chechaquos.
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