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rifler.

to flay

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to flay

    archaic
  2. to rub

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French rifler (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīfilōn via either Frankish *rīffilōn or Old High German riffilōn (“to tear by rubbing”), akin to rip, ripple. Compare Old English geriflian (“to wrinkle”), Old Norse rifa (“to tear, break”).

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