STRICKLED

Verb

strickled

simple past tense and past participle of strickle

Source: Wiktionary


STRICKLE

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



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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