Meaning of Stickle | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A sharp point; prickle; a spine
2. A shallow rapid in a river.
   British, dialectal
3. A surname.
4. The current below a waterfall.
   British, dialectal

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Examples

“He swam through the plying poles of the stickle, and ran over the shallow, reaching safe water before the pack⟳ came down. He was young and fast and strong.”

“[P]atient Anglers ſtanding all the day / Neere to ſome ſhallovv ſtickle or deepe bay.”

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