Hypertext Webster Gateway: "riffle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Riffle \Rif"fle\, n. [CF. G. riffeln, riefeln, to groove. Cf.
{Rifle} a gun.] (Mining)
A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across
the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of
gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the
cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called
ripple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Riffle \Rif"fle\, n. [Cf. {Riffle} a trough.]
A ripple in a stream or current of water; also, a place where
the water ripples, as on a shallow rapid. [Local, U. S.]
The bass have left the cool depth beside the rock and
are on the riffle or just below it. --James A.
Henshall.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
riffle
n 1: a small wave on the surface of a liquid [syn: {ripple}, {rippling},
{wavelet}]
2: shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two
halves at their corners
v 1: twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" [syn: {flick}, {ruffle}]
2: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed
through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn:
{flick}, {flip}, {thumb}, {leaf}, {riff}]
3: stir up (water) so as to form ripples [syn: {ripple}, {ruffle},
{cockle}, {undulate}]
4: shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two
parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
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