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strickle

/ˈstrɪkl̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
strick-le
IPA
/ˈstrɪkl̩/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rod used to level off heaped grain etc. when being measured, or concrete after pouring.

noun

A tool for sharpening scythes, composed typically of a piece of wood smeared with grease and sand.

noun

A bevel-edged finishing tool used for smoothing the surface of a mold, core, or mold in sand or loam.

noun

A template; a pattern.

noun

An instrument used in dressing flax.

verb

To level using a strickle.

Transitive verb

Etymology

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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Usage

Inflected Forms

strickles (plural) strikle (alternative) stritchel (alternative) stritchell (alternative) stritchill (alternative) strichell (alternative) strickles (present, singular) strickling (participle, present) strickled (participle, past) strickled (past)

Synonyms

screed strickler strike

Rhymes With

ethical nickel ideological pickle trickle tickle sickle fickle cuticle mickle bickle stickle

Questions

How do you pronounce strickle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstrɪkl̩/.
What does strickle mean?
A rod used to level off heaped grain etc. when being measured, or concrete after pouring.
Where does strickle come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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