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riffler

American

[rif-ler] / ˈrɪf lər /

noun

a small curved file.

riffler British

/ ˈrɪflə /

noun

a file with a curved face for filing concave surfaces

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Etymology

Origin of riffler

1790–1800; perhaps < German riffel ( n ) to cut grooves into (an object) + -er ¹; compare French rifloir a kind of file ( see rifle ²)

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