Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - riffle
Riffle
riffle
v. & n. --v. 1 tr. a turn (pages) in quick succession. b shuffle (playing-cards) esp. by flexing and combining the two halves of a pack. 2 intr. (often foll. by through) leaf quickly (through pages). --n. 1 the act or an instance of riffling. 2 (in gold-washing) a groove or slat set in a trough or sluice to catch gold particles. 3 US a a shallow part of a stream where the water flows brokenly. b a patch of waves or ripples on water. Etymology: perh. var. of RUFFLE
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I. verb (~d; riffling) Etymology: 2~ Date: 1754 intransitive verb to form, flow over, or move in ~s, to flip cursorily ; thumb , transitive verb to ruffle slightly ; ripple, 2. to leaf through hastily, to shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix, to manipulate (small objects) idly between the fingers, II. noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of ruffle Date: 1785 1. a shallow extending across a streambed and causing broken water, a stretch of water flowing over a ~, a small wave or succession of small waves ; ripple, 3. any of various contrivances (as blocks or rails) laid on the bottom of a sluice or launder to make a series of grooves or interstices to catch and retain a mineral (as gold), a groove or interstice so formed, a cleat or bar fastened to an inclined surface in a gold-washing apparatus to catch and hold mineral grains, 5. ~ (I)] the act or process of shuffling (as cards), the sound made while doing this ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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