strickle

American  

[strik-uhl] / ˈstrɪk əl /

noun

1. a straightedge used for sweeping off heaped-up grain to the level of the rim of a measure.

2. Metallurgy. a template rotated to generate a mold surface symmetrical about one axis.

3. an implement for sharpening scythes, composed typically of a piece of wood smeared with grease and sand.

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verb (used with object)

strickled, strickling

1. to sweep off or remove with a strickle.

strickle British  

/ ˈstrɪkəl /

noun

1. Also called: strike.  a board used for sweeping off excess material in a container

2. a template used for shaping a mould

3. a bar of abrasive material for sharpening a scythe

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verb

1. (tr) to level, form, or sharpen with a strickle

Etymology

Origin of strickle

1400–50; late Middle English strikyll; perhaps continuing Old English stricel teat (perhaps also “leveling stick”); see strike, -le

Example Sentences

Once the dimensions of the intended site have been measured, a loam core is built up within a metal template, a strickle, an outer mould, the cope, is added and the two moulds clamped together.

From The Guardian • Dec. 20, 2012

Where a88 moulded frame for a panel is required, a strickle, or profile, is cut in zinc.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.

A strickle: a piece of wood used for striking off the surplus from a corn measure.

From The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire by Jennings, James

The strickle is keyed to a straight-edge and dragged over the clay until the correct moulding emerges.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.