strick

See also: Strick

English

Etymology

From a variant of strike. Compare strickle.

Noun

strick (plural stricks)

  1. A flat piece of wood used for levelling off grain in a measure; a strickle.
  2. A bushel measure.
  3. A bunch of hackled flax prepared for drawing into slivers.
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Anagrams

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃtʀɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Verb

strick

  1. Imperative singular of stricken.
  2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of stricken.
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