strick noun & verb. [strɪk] LME.
[from weak grade of base of STRIKE verb.]
A. noun.
1. A bundle of broken hemp, flax, etc., for heckling or dressing ready for spinning. LME.

2. A dry measure of capacity for corn, coal, etc.; a vessel holding this measure. Cf. STRAIK noun¹ 1, STRIKE noun¹ 4. Now Scot. & dial. LME.

3. = STRIKE noun¹ 3. Cf. STRICKLE noun 1. Now dial. LME.
b. verb trans.
1. Strike off (grain) level with the brim of a measuring vessel. LME.

2. Prepare (hemp, flax, etc.) for heckling; heckle (hemp, flax, etc.). E19.

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