How to pronounce strickle
American English pronunciation
STRIK-ul
- IPA
- /ˈstɹɪkəl/
- Syllables
- STRIK · ul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What strickle means
A rod that levels off heaped grain in a measure
In a sentence: The farmer ran a strickle across the top of the basket to level the grain.
Where it comes from: It goes back through older forms like strikile and stricel, and is related to the word strick.
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