unrifled

Meanings

• adjective

  Unrifled refers to a gun or bullet that has not been rifled, meaning it has no grooves or spiral marks inside its barrel for rotating the bullet during firing.

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Variants

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unrifled

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Etymology

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From the Old English word 'riflan', meaning 'to groove or mark with ridges'.

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Trivia

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1. Unrifled muskets were commonly used during the early days of firearms, before the invention of rifling.

2. The use of unrifled bullets can result in less accurate shooting, as the bullet may tumble or yaw during flight.

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1. rifled: A gun or bullet that has grooves or spiral marks inside its barrel for rotating the bullet during firing.

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In literature, 'unrifled' is used metaphorically to describe something that is pure, unaltered, or untouched.

How to Memorize "unrifled"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize an old-fashioned musket with a smooth, untreated barrel. Imagine shooting an unrifled bullet and comparing it to a rifled bullet with grooves.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'unrifled' with 'pure' or 'unaltered' to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'unrifled' as 'un-grooved-led', emphasizing the absence of rifling in the gun or bullet.

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