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a measure, esp. of grain, level with the top of a receptacle.[1930-35]
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struck measure — noun : level measure * * * a measure, esp. of grain, level with the top of a receptacle. [1930 35] * * * struck measure, a stricken or leveled measure, as of grain … Useful english dictionary
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struck measure — /strʌk ˈmɛʒə/ (say struk mezhuh) noun a measure, especially of grain, level with the top of a receptacle …
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Struck — Strike Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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