strickle

/ˈstrɪkəl/
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Other forms: strickling

Definitions of strickle
  1. noun
    a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure
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    type of:
    implement
    instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
  2. noun
    a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand
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    type of:
    tool
    an implement used in the practice of a vocation
  3. noun
    an implement for sharpening scythes
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    type of:
    sharpener
    any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper
  4. verb
    level off with a strickle in a measuring container
    “strickle sand”
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    type of:
    even, even out, flush, level
    make level or straight
  5. verb
    smooth with a strickle
    “strickle the grain in the measure”
    synonyms: strike
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    type of:
    even, even out, flush, level
    make level or straight
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