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Word: Stickle
Speech Type: Adjective
Old English; earliest use found in Rule of St. Benet. Cognate with Old Saxon stecul rough, rugged (Middle Low German stekel steep), Old High German stehhal steep, rugged (Middle High German stechel steep)
Especially of a hill or path: steep, sloping; set at a sharp angle; high.
Word: Stickle
Speech Type: Noun
Old English; earliest use found in Rule of St. Benet. Cognate with Old Saxon stecul rough, rugged (Middle Low German stekel steep), Old High German stehhal steep, rugged (Middle High German stechel steep)
A section of river where the bed slopes and the water is shallow and runs swiftly; a rapid.
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