WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
strick•le
(strik′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -led, -ling.
n.
v.t.
n.
- a straightedge used for sweeping off heaped-up grain to the level of the rim of a measure.
- Metallurgya template rotated to generate a mold surface symmetrical about one axis.
- an implement for sharpening scythes, composed typically of a piece of wood smeared with grease and sand.
v.t.
- to sweep off or remove with a strickle.
- 1400–50; late Middle English strikyll; perh. continuing Old English stricel teat (perh. also "leveling stick''); see strike, -le
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