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rifling [′rīf·liŋ]
(mechanical engineering) The technique of cutting helical grooves inside a rifle barrel to impart a spinning motion to a projectile around its long axis. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | On the contrary, this served rather to heighten the pleasure he proposed in rifling her charms, as it added triumph to lust; nay, he had some further views, from obtaining the absolute possession of her person, which we detest too much even to mention; and revenge itself was not without its share in the gratifications which he promised himself. Meantime, Fanny had possessed herself of my work-bag, and was rifling its contents--and spitting into it besides. If the Bow Street runners had come into the plantation just as I had completed the rifling of the desk I think I should have let them take me without making the slightest effort at escape. |
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