Riffler vs Ruffler - What's the difference?
riffler | ruffler |
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.
A curved file used in carving wood and marble.
(historical) ruffian, bully, villain; especially a 16th-17th century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor
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swaggerer
a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles
As nouns the difference between riffler and ruffler
is that riffler is 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 while ruffler is (historical) ruffian, bully, villain; especially a 16th-17th century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor.riffler
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(en noun)Synonyms
* (device for obtaining a sample) riffle sampler ----ruffler
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(en noun)- The ruffler in leather, who lately went fighting through the door, has returned, presumably by means of another entrance.
