strickle

Meanings

Noun

• A rod used to level grain etc. when being measured, or concrete after pouring.
• A tool for sharpening scythes.
• An instrument used for smoothing the surface of a core.
• A templet; a pattern.
• An instrument used in dressing flax.

Verb

• To level using a strickle.

Related

Similar words

• screed

Origin

• From Middle English strikile, strykylle, equivalent to strick + -le. Compare Middle Dutch strijkel, streekel, strekel.