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stickle(2)(dictionary)
stickle(3)(dictionary)
stickle(4)(dictionary)
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stickle(1) (iou)



stickle adjective. Now dial.
[Old English sticol lofty, steep, difficult = Old Saxon stecul, Middle Low German stekel, Old High German stechal, from Germanic base of STICK verb1.]
Of a hill or incline: steep. OE.
Of running water: rapid. L16.
Of the hair of an animal: rough, bristly. E17.