Strickle

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Strickle \Stric"kle\, n. [See {Strike}.]
     1. An instrument to strike grain to a level with the measure;
        a strike.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An instrument for whetting scythes; a rifle.


        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Founding) An instrument used for smoothing the surface of
        a core.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Carp. & Mason.) A templet; a pattern.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. An instrument used in dressing flax. [Prov. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  strickle
       n 1: an implement for sharpening scythes
       2: a tool used to level off grain or other granular material in
          a measure
       3: a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand
       v 1: form with a strickle; "strickle in sand"
       2: smooth with a strickle; "strickle the grain in the measure"
          [syn: {strike}]