riflery

R1I1F4L1E1R1Y4

noun

The practice of firing a rifle, especially in precision target shooting.

OriginEnglish rifle ← Middle English riflen ← Old French rifler →
RareScrabble 13
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Meanings

nounriflery (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe practice of firing a rifle, especially in precision target shooting.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reyp-
  2. Proto-Germanic*rīfaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*rīfilōną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*rīfilōn
  5. Frankish*rīffilōn
  6. Old Frenchrifler
  7. Middle Englishriflen
  8. Englishrifle
  9. Englishriflery

From rifle + -ry.

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APA

riflery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riflery

MLA

“riflery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riflery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riflery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riflery.

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