strickle

[ strik-uhl ]

noun

1. a straightedge used for sweeping off heaped-up grain to the level of the rim of a measure.
2. Metallurgy. a template rotated to generate a mold surface symmetrical about one axis.
3. an implement for sharpening scythes, composed typically of a piece of wood smeared with grease and sand.

verb (used with object)

, strick·led, strick·ling.

1. to sweep off or remove with a strickle.

strickle

/ ˈstrɪkəl /

noun

1. Also calledstrike a board used for sweeping off excess material in a container
2. a template used for shaping a mould
3. a bar of abrasive material for sharpening a scythe

verb

1. tr to level, form, or sharpen with a strickle

Word History and Origins

Origin of strickle¹

1400–50; late Middle English strikyll; perhaps continuing Old English stricel teat (perhaps also “leveling stick”); strike, -le

Word History and Origins

Origin of strickle¹

Old English stricel; related to Latin strigilis scraper, German Striegel; see strike

Example Sentences

Once the dimensions of the intended site have been measured, a loam core is built up within a metal template, a strickle, an outer mould, the cope, is added and the two moulds clamped together.

From The Guardian

Where a88 moulded frame for a panel is required, a strickle, or profile, is cut in zinc.

From Project Gutenberg

A strickle: a piece of wood used for striking off the surplus from a corn measure.

From Project Gutenberg

The strickle is keyed to a straight-edge and dragged over the clay until the correct moulding emerges.

From Project Gutenberg