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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.

Preface to 1828 Dictionary

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1828 Definition

RI'FLE, v.t. [This is one of the family of rip, rive, reap, raffle, L. rapio. Eng. rub, &c.]

1. To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away.

Till time shall rifle ev'ry youthful grace.

2. To strip; to rob; to pillage; to plunder.

You have rifled my master.

RI'FLE, n. [This word belongs to the family of rip, rive, L. rapio, &c. supra. The word means primarily a channel or groove.]

A gun about the usual length and size of a musket, the inside of whose barrel is rifled, that is, grooved, or formed with spiral channels.

RI'FLE, v.t. To groove; to channel.

1913 Definition

Rifle (rifle)
v. t.	(?)
Ri"fle
[imp. & p. p. Rifled (?)] p. pr. ** vb. n.* Rifling (?).] [F. rifler to rifle, sweep away] of uncertain origin. CF. Raff.]

To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off.

Till time shall rifle every youthful grace. Pope.

To strip; to rob; to pillage.

Piers Plowman.

Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye:
If not, we'll make you sit and rifle you. Shak.

To raffle.

[Obs.] J. Webster.

To raffle.

[Obs.] Chapman.

To commit robbery.

[R.] Bp. Hall.

A gun, the inside of whose barrel is grooved with spiral channels, thus giving the ball a rotary motion and insuring greater accuracy of fire. As a military firearm it has superseded the musket.

A body of soldiers armed with rifles.

A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes.

Rifle pit (Mil.), a trench for sheltering sharpshooters.

To grove; to channel; especially, to groove internally with spiral channels; as, to rifle a gun barrel or a cannon.

To whet with a rifle. See Rifle, n., 3.

Noah Says...

In correcting public evils, great reliance is placed on schools. But learning and sciences have no material effect in subduing ambition and selfishness, reconciling parties or subjecting private interest to the influence of a ruling preference of public good.

On Suffrage (unpublished)

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Project::Noah

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The foundation for American Heritage Access [AHA] strives to capture the essence of American culture with an intent to make early American manuscripts accessible to modern society. We believe that the successful future of this country is dependent on honoring and respecting its past. In order to achieve this ideal, several projects will be introduced and executed. The first initiatives of Project::Noah will involve the accessibility of the 1828 American dictionary.

Vision::Reprint

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The first vision, Vision::Reprint, has an intent to make a modern printing of the first dictionary of the American language available to the public for under $25. The first task, Task::Access, involves the digitizing of the original 1828 dictionary. The dictionary is available in microfilm (American Culture Series, Reel 335.6-336.1, Michigan University Microfilms) at many universities. To digitize the microfilm as a batch process requires a special scanner.

Vision::Redesign

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The second vision, Vision::Redesign, has an intent to improve the current online accessibility to the 1828 dictionary. Beyond the Task::XML, other tasks related to this Vision::Redesign include identifying features and functionality for this new website. In addition, plugins will be discussed and created to make the dictionary accessible in other ways: iPhone, Google widget, Firefox Add-on, etc.

Vision::Recapture

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The third vision, Vision::Recapture, has an intent to evoke the importance of Noah Webster in our American Heritage. This vision will manifest itself in a commissioned painting of Noah Webster. The process involved will require the input from concerned Americans. The final commission painting will be derived from initial sketches and digital compositions. Feedback from the community is essential for this vision's success throughout the entire process.

May 27, 2012