strickle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an implement for sharpening scythes
  2. noun a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure
  3. noun a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand
  4. verb level off with a strickle in a measuring container
    • strickle sand
  5. verb smooth with a strickle
    strike.
    • strickle the grain in the measure

WordNet

Stric"kle noun
Etymology
See Strike.
Definitions
  1. An instrument to strike grain to a level with the measure; a strike.
  2. An instrument for whetting scythes; a rifle.
  3. (Founding) An instrument used for smoothing the surface of a core.
  4. (Carp. & Mason.) A templet; a pattern.
  5. An instrument used in dressing flax. Prov. Eng.

Webster 1913