strickle
/ˈstrɪkl̩/
strickle noun: a rod used to level off heaped grain etc. when being measured, or concrete after pouring.
Noun
strickle (plural strickles)
- A rod used to level off heaped grain etc. when being measured, or concrete after pouring.
- A tool for sharpening scythes, composed typically of a piece of wood smeared with grease and sand.
- A bevel-edged finishing tool used for smoothing the surface of a mold, core, or mold in sand or loam.
- A template; a pattern.
- An instrument used in dressing flax.
Verb
strickle (third-person singular simple present strickles, present participle strickling, simple past and past participle strickled)
- To level using a strickle.
strickle meaning in Tamil
strickle in Tamil
- தலைதட்டுக்கோல்
Synonyms of strickle
Forms of strickle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | strickles |
| alternative form | strikle |
| alternative form | stritchel |
| alternative form | stritchell |
| alternative form | stritchill |
| alternative form | strichell |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | strickles |
| present participle | strickling |
| past participle | strickled |
| past | strickled |
Origin of strickle
From Middle English strikile, strikelle, strikyll, from Old English stricel, equivalent to strick + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle Dutch strijkel, streekel, strekel.
Words that rhyme with strickle
Questions about strickle
- What does strickle mean?
- Strickle means a rod used to level off heaped grain etc. when being measured, or concrete after pouring.
- What is strickle in Tamil?
- Strickle in Tamil is தலைதட்டுக்கோல். See Strickle meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is strickle?
- Strickle can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce strickle?
- Strickle is pronounced /ˈstrɪkl̩/.
- What is the plural of strickle?
- The plural of strickle is strickles.
Words near strickle in the dictionary
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