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riflery

riflery noun: the practice of firing a rifle, especially in precision target shooting.

Noun

riflery (uncountable)

  1. The practice of firing a rifle, especially in precision target shooting.

Origin of riflery

From rifle + -ry.

Questions about riflery

What does riflery mean?
Riflery means the practice of firing a rifle, especially in precision target shooting.
What part of speech is riflery?
Riflery is a noun.

Words near riflery in the dictionary

  1. riflemanship
  2. riflemen
  3. rifleproof
  4. rifler
  5. riflers
  6. riflery
  7. rifles
  8. riflescope
  9. riflescopes
  10. rifleshot
  11. rifleshots

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