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unrifled

adjective
un·​ri·​fled | \ ˌən-ˈrÄ«-fÉ™ld How to pronounce unrifled (audio) \

Definition of unrifled

: not rifled: such as
a : not ransacked or plundered rooms left unrifled Soon, while the crews were awaiting the arrival of the ship, the body [of the whale] showed symptoms of sinking with all its treasures unrifled.— Herman Melville
b : not having spiral grooves cut into the bore a gun with an unrifled barrel

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 Having a wide, smooth, unrifled barrel, the Holman could shoot nearly anything a sailor could fit inside it. — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, "How the Humble Potato Cannon Served the Allies in World War Two," 4 Apr. 2017 Having a wide, smooth, unrifled barrel, the Holman could shoot nearly anything a sailor could fit inside it. — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, "How the Humble Potato Cannon Served the Allies in World War Two," 4 Apr. 2017

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First Known Use of unrifled

1583, in the meaning defined above

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