corncob vs rifle

corncob

verb
  • To defeat (someone) who then refuses to admit defeat. 

  • To disintegrate by the blades becoming severed from the axis 

noun
  • The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows. 

rifle

verb
  • To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off. 

  • To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder. 

  • To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing). (See also riffle) 

  • To move in a flat ballistic trajectory (as a rifle bullet). 

  • To commit robbery or theft. 

  • To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage. 

  • To cause (a projectile, as a rifle bullet) to travel in a flat ballistic trajectory. 

  • To add a spiral groove to a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight in order to improve range and accuracy. 

noun
  • An artillery piece with a rifled barrel. 

  • A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel. 

  • A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes. 

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