riffler

[ rif-ler ]

noun

1. a small curved file.

riffler

/ ˈrɪflə /

noun

1. a file with a curved face for filing concave surfaces

Word History and Origins

Origin of riffler¹

1790–1800; perhaps < German riffel ( n ) to cut grooves into (an object) + -er ¹; compare French rifloir a kind of file ( rifle ² )

Word History and Origins

Origin of riffler¹

C18: from French rifloir , from rifler to scratch