What is to burst open; to split. Shak. Timber . . . not apt to rif with ordnance. Bacon called?
rift — To burst open; to split. Shak. Timber . . . not apt to rif with ordnance. Bacon. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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