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strickle
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun strickle has 3 senses
- strickle(n = noun.artifact) Array - an implement for sharpening scythes; Array is a kind of sharpener
- strickle(n = noun.artifact) Array - a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure; Array is a kind of implement
- strickle(n = noun.artifact) Array - a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand; Array is a kind of tool
Verb strickle has 2 senses
- strickle(v = verb.contact) Array - level off with a strickle in a measuring container; "strickle sand" is one way to even, even out, flush, level
- strickle(v = verb.contact) strike - smooth with a strickle; "strickle the grain in the measure" is one way to even, even out, flush, level
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CIDE DICTIONARY
strickle, n. [See Strike.].
- An instrument to strike grain to a level with the measure; a strike. [1913 Webster]
- An instrument for whetting scythes; a rifle. [1913 Webster]
- An instrument used for smoothing the surface of a core. [1913 Webster]
- A templet; a pattern. [1913 Webster]
- An instrument used in dressing flax. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
strickle, n.
1 a rod used in strike-measure.
2 a whetting tool.
1 a rod used in strike-measure.
2 a whetting tool.
Etymology
OE stricel, rel. to STRIKE
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