noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A mechanical device consisting of a metal box with a series of vertical slats through which material is poured and randomly divided into two samples; this process is repeated to obtain a small representative sample of a bulk material.
2. 2
   A curved file used in carving wood and marble.

Synonyms

All synonyms

riffle samplerriffle samplerriffle splitter

Etymology

From riffle + -er.

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