2 entries under this word

Rill

Rill, n.

noun

n. [Either from L. Ger. rille, a small channel or brook, a furrow, a chamfer; or from O. Eng. rigol, a small brook; Fr. rigole, a trench, gutter, ditch, or furrow to convey water; or from Lat. rivulus, a small brook. See RIVULET.] A small brook; a rivulet; a streamlet.

Rill, v. i.

verbintransitive

To run in a small stream, or in streamlets. [Rare.] Prior.