What is to grove; to channel; especially, to groove internally with spiral channels; as, to rifle a gun barrel or a cannon called?
rifle — To grove; to channel; especially, to groove internally with spiral channels; as, to rifle a gun barrel or a cannon. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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