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strickle

Pronunciation: /strɪk(ə)l/
Definition of strickle

noun

  • 1a rod used to level off a heaped measure.
  • 2a whetting tool.

Origin:

Old English stricel (in sense 1); related to strike. sense 2 dates from the mid 17th century

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