Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913 + 1828)


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Rill (Page: 1242)

Rill (?), n. [Cf. LG. rille a small channel or brook, a furrow, a chamfer, OE. rigol a small brook, F. rigole a trench or furrow for water, W. rhill a row, rhigol a little ditch. &root;11.]

1. A very small brook; a streamlet.

2. (Astron.) See Rille.


Rill (Page: 1242)

Rill, v. i. To run a small stream. [R.] Prior.