strickle
/ˈstrɪkəl/
verb
- To level off (a container of grain or other material) with a strickle.
- Please strickle the flour before you measure it for the recipe.
- She carefully strickled the top of the jar to remove the excess salt.
- The merchant strickled the bushel of oats to ensure a fair trade.
- To shape or smooth (a mold or surface) using a strickle.
- They strickled the plaster to achieve a perfectly smooth finish.
- The sculptor strickled the clay mold to refine the curve.
- He strickled the sand mixture to create a flat surface for the metal pour.
noun
- A tool used to level off a container of grain or other dry material, such as a measuring cup or a bushel basket.
- The farmer used a strickle to level the top of the grain bushel.
- In old markets, a strickle ensured that every bushel of wheat was the same volume.
- She ran a strickle across the rim of the measuring cup to get an exact amount of flour.
- A tool used in metalworking or casting to shape or smooth a mold or a surface.
- The foundry worker shaped the sand mold with a wooden strickle.
- He used a strickle to create a smooth, curved surface in the casting form.
- The metal artisan carved the pattern into the mold using a strickle.