strickle
(noun) a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand
strickle
(noun) a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure
strickle
(noun) an implement for sharpening scythes
strickle, strike
(verb) smooth with a strickle; “strickle the grain in the measure”
strickle
(verb) level off with a strickle in a measuring container; “strickle sand”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
strickle (plural strickles)
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.
(carpentry, masonry) A templet; a pattern.
An instrument used in dressing flax.
• screed
strickle (third-person singular simple present strickles, present participle strickling, simple past and past participle strickled)
(transitive) To level using a strickle.
• Stickler, stickler, ticklers, trickles
Source: Wiktionary
Stric"kle, n. Etym: [See Strike.]
1. An instrument to strike grain to a level with the measure; a strike.
2. An instrument for whetting scythes; a rifle.
3. (Founding)
Definition: An instrument used for smoothing the surface of a core.
4. (Carp. & Mason.)
Definition: A templet; a pattern.
5. An instrument used in dressing flax. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 November 2024
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
