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Definition of Strickle
1. Verb. Level off with a strickle in a measuring container. "Strickle sand"
2. Noun. An implement for sharpening scythes.
3. Verb. Smooth with a strickle. "Strickle the grain in the measure"
4. Noun. A tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure.
5. Noun. A tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand.
Definition of Strickle
1. n. An instrument to strike grain to a level with the measure; a strike.
Definition of Strickle
1. Noun. A rod used to level grain etc. when being measured ¹
2. Noun. A tool for sharpening scythes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Strickle
1. to shape or smooth with a strickle (an instrument for leveling off grain) [v -LED, -LING, -LES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strickle
Literary usage of Strickle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. General Foundry Practice by Andrew McWilliam, Percy Longmuir (1907)
"The end of a strickle corresponds to the circumference and the lower edge to the
bottom surface of a mould. In setting the strickle, ..."
2. General Foundry Practice by Andrew McWilliam, Percy Longmuir (1907)
"Thus, a level bed may be struck from a strickle attached to an upright spindle
working in a central socket. Assuming a horizontal straight edge attached to ..."
3. A New French and English Dictionary in Two Parts by William Cobbett (1833)
"... pi. curiosities, rare thing«. RAS, adj. plain, smooth, short haired. Coupe/'
rat, to cnt off close. Mesure rase, strickle measure. ..."
4. Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages by Henry Neuman, Giuseppe Baretti (1851)
"One who strikes corn and other dry materials with a strickle to level them with
... An officer appointed by the king to measure the salt with a strickle. 2. ..."