strinkle

noun

Definition of strinkle

(Entry 1 of 2)

obsolete

: sprinkler especially : aspergillum

strinkle

verb

strin·kle | \ ˈstriŋkəl\

Definition of strinkle (Entry 2 of 2)

chiefly dialectal

: sprinkle

History and Etymology for strinkle

Noun

Middle English strenkil, strinkil, probably alteration (influenced by strewen to strew) of sprenkil, sprinkil: akin to Middle English sprenklen to sprinkle

Verb

Middle English strenklen, strinklen, probably alteration of sprenklen, sprinklen

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