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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. an implement for sharpening scythes;

2. a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure;

3. a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand;


VERB (2)

1. level off with a strickle in a measuring container;
- Example: "strickle sand"

2. smooth with a strickle;
- Example: "strickle the grain in the measure"
[syn: strickle, strike]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Strickle \Stric"kle\, n. [See Strike.] 1. An instrument to strike grain to a level with the measure; a strike. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument for whetting scythes; a rifle. [1913 Webster] 3. (Founding) An instrument used for smoothing the surface of a core. [1913 Webster] 4. (Carp. & Mason.) A templet; a pattern. [1913 Webster] 5. An instrument used in dressing flax. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

strickle n 1: an implement for sharpening scythes 2: a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure 3: a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand v 1: level off with a strickle in a measuring container; "strickle sand" 2: smooth with a strickle; "strickle the grain in the measure" [syn: strickle, strike]