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
7 January 2025
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.