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strickle.

A rod used to level off heaped grain etc. when being measured, or concrete after pouring.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈstrɪkl̩/
  1. A rod used to level off heaped grain etc. when being measured, or concrete after pouring.

  2. A tool for sharpening scythes, composed typically of a piece of wood smeared with grease and sand.

  3. A bevel-edged finishing tool used for smoothing the surface of a mold, core, or mold in sand or loam.

  4. A template; a pattern.

  5. An instrument used in dressing flax.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English strikile, strikelle, strikyll, from Old English stricel, equivalent to strick + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle Dutch strijkel, streekel, strekel.

verb/ˈstrɪkl̩/
  1. To level using a strickle.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English strikile, strikelle, strikyll, from Old English stricel, equivalent to strick + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle Dutch strijkel, streekel, strekel.

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