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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Rifty, adj. [Rift n.1] Having (many) cracks, rents, chinks, or the like. —1637 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 242.
Nothing but glory will make tight and fast our leaking and rifty vessels
