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Definition of Riles
1. rile [v] - See also: rile
Lexicographical Neighbors of Riles
Literary usage of Riles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: A Catalogue of the Writings, Both Manuscript and by George Clement Boase, William Prideaux Courtney (1878)
"Letter to Mr. John riles on his Address to the Methodist Society. ... The journal
of Samuel Plummer (1821) qv Memoir of John Greenwood riles, son of rev. ..."
2. The Cyclopædia;: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature.by Abraham Rees by Abraham Rees (1819)
"... a river which riles in the territory of Lübeck, and runs into the Elbe at
Lauenburg. .... riles ..."
3. London: Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1809)
"... riles earls of Dorset, and Middlesex, who made It their seat; it was sold by
Charles earl of Dorset, the great statesman, and patron of wit and learning ..."
4. The Annual Library Index edited by William Isaac Fletcher, Helen Elizabeth Haines (1906)
"R. of Rs. (N. Johnson) Outing, 46: 691-8(805). Heathen riles and superstitions
in Ceylon. 1910 The great era of English reform. Chaut. 40: Cent. ..."
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