riffler

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noun

A mechanical device consisting of a metal box with a series of vertical slats through which material is poured and randomly divided into two samples; this process is repeated to obtain a small representative sample of a bulk material.

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riffle samplerriffle splitter
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Meanings

nounriffler (plural rifflers)

plural rifflers

  1. A mechanical device consisting of a metal box with a series of vertical slats through which material is poured and randomly divided into two samples; this process is repeated to obtain a small representative sample of a bulk material.

    Synonyms: riffle sampler, riffle splitter

  2. A curved file used in carving wood and marble.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mechanical device consisting of a metal box with a series of vertical slats through which material is poured and randomly divided into two samples; this process is repeated to obtain a small representative sample of a bulk material.

Similar
riffle samplerriffle splitter

Origin

From riffle + -er.

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Translations

Bulgarian рифелна пила
  • рифелна пила (rifelna pila)curved file used in carving wood and marble
French rifloir
  • rifloircurved file used in carving wood and marble
Cite this entry
APA

riffler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riffler

MLA

“riffler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riffler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riffler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riffler.

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