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UK
/stɹˈɪkəl/
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NOUN
- an implement for sharpening scythes
- a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure
- a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand
VERB
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smooth with a strickle
strickle the grain in the measure -
level off with a strickle in a measuring container
strickle sand
How To Use strickle In A Sentence
- Many cutting tools were sharpened with strickles or whetstones.
- strickle the grain in the measure
- The sides of the strickle are smeared with grease upon which fine gritty sand is sprinkled freely; nothing gives a better edge to a scythe than this.
- In 1885 Alfred Lawson purchased the Redenhall foundry but apparently he did not use any of its strickles or stamps.
- STRICKLER: There was five police reports priorly written on these two in Miami. CNN Transcript Feb 14, 2008
- Therefore, the installation when scraping knife , you want to make sure that the strickle blade pressure.
- Therefore, the installation when scraping knife , you want to make sure that the strickle blade pressure.
- The whetting of the scythe's blade with the 'strickle', smeared over with grease and fine sand, producing an edge like a sharp knife, was a familiar sound.
- This last application of the strickle was used to accurately delineate decorative bands on the piece, as well as to locate the position of the trunnions.
- strickle sand
