strickle
Meaning
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- A rod used to level off heaped grain etc. when being measured, or concrete after pouring.
- A tool for sharpening scythes, composed typically of a piece of wood smeared with grease and sand.
- A bevel-edged finishing tool used for smoothing the surface of a mold, core, or mold in sand or loam.
- A template; a pattern.
- An instrument used in dressing flax.
Synonyms
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈstrɪkl̩/
Etymology
In summary
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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