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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ri·fle, n.
 1. A gun, the inside of whose barrel is grooved with spiral channels, thus giving the ball a rotary motion and insuring greater accuracy of fire. As a military firearm it has superseded the musket.
 2. pl. Mil. A body of soldiers armed with rifles.
 3. A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes.
 Rifle pit Mil., a trench for sheltering sharpshooters.