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strickle

[ strik-uhl ]

noun

  1. a straightedge used for sweeping off heaped-up grain to the level of the rim of a measure.
  2. Metallurgy. a template rotated to generate a mold surface symmetrical about one axis.
  3. an implement for sharpening scythes, composed typically of a piece of wood smeared with grease and sand.


verb (used with object)

, strick·led, strick·ling.
  1. to sweep off or remove with a strickle.

strickle

/ ˈstrɪkəl /

noun

  1. Also calledstrike a board used for sweeping off excess material in a container
  2. a template used for shaping a mould
  3. a bar of abrasive material for sharpening a scythe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to level, form, or sharpen with a strickle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of strickle1

1400–50; late Middle English strikyll; perhaps continuing Old English stricel teat (perhaps also “leveling stick”); strike, -le
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Word History and Origins

Origin of strickle1

Old English stricel; related to Latin strigilis scraper, German Striegel; see strike
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Example Sentences

Strickle, strik′l, n. a straight-edge for levelling the top of a measure of grain: a template.

Where a88 moulded frame for a panel is required, a strickle, or profile, is cut in zinc.

The strickle is keyed to a straight-edge and dragged over the clay until the correct moulding emerges.

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