RIFLE Meaning of RIFLE in English v.tr. & (foll. by through) intr. 1 search and rob, esp. of all that can be found. 2 carry off as booty. [ ME f. OF rifler graze, scratch, plunder f. ODu. riffelen ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012