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(1):

(n.) A ripple in a stream or current of water; also, a place where the water ripples, as on a shallow rapid.

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(n.) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Riffle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/riffle.html. 1828.
 
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