rifler

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Rifler, to rifle, ransack—Ice. hr�fa, to catch; rafler—Teut., cf.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

That very evening he had done the same with Rifler, who was chewing at the straw in a queer fashion and seemed quarrelsome.

From The Ship of Stars by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Carvers also use the "Rifler," which is a bent file.

From Wood-Carving Design and Workmanship by Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard)