Meanings
plural strickles · alternative strikle · alternative stritchel · alternative stritchell · alternative stritchill · alternative strichell
- husbandryA tool for sharpening scythes, composed typically of a piece of wood smeared with grease and sand.
- engineeringA bevel-edged finishing tool used for smoothing the surface of a mold, core, or mold in sand or loam.
- An instrument used in dressing flax.
present singular third person strickles · participle present strickling · participle past strickled · past strickled · alternative strikle · alternative stritchel · alternative stritchell · alternative stritchill · alternative strichell
- transitiveTo level using a strickle.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Englishstricel
- Middle Englishstrikile
- Englishstrickle
From Middle English strikile, strikelle, strikyll, from Old English stricel, equivalent to strick + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle Dutch strijkel, streekel, strekel.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀπόμακτρον
- ἀπόμακτρον (apómaktron)a rod for levelling
Bulgarian равнилка
- равнилка (ravnilka)a rod for levelling
Latin hostorium
- hostoriuma rod for levelling
Welsh cyforbren
- cyforbrena rod for levelling
Rhymes & wordplay
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strickle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strickle
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