Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of file with a somewhat curved extremity, suitable for working in small depressions.
- noun A workman who uses such a file, especially in metal-work.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A curved file used in carving wool and marble.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A mechanical device consisting of a metal
box with a series of verticalslats through which material is poured and randomlydivided into twosamples ; this process is repeated to obtain a smallrepresentative sample of a bulk material - noun A curved
file used in carving wood and marble.
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Examples
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I could hit the high spots with a flat file and use a riffler in the curves, a lot of scraping and some sanding.
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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The tapper and riffler was an agent named Barry Medlar, of the Bureau’s Albany field office.
Mary, Mary Patterson, James, 1947- 2005
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