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Frickle vs Brickle - What's the difference?

frickle | brickle |

As a noun frickle

is (obsolete) a bushel basket.

As an adjective brickle is

(appalachian|or|archaic|or|dialect).

As a verb brickle is

(canadian english|dialect) to fail spectacularly.

frickle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A bushel basket.
  • (Webster 1913) ----

    brickle

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) brikel, brekil, .

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (Appalachian, or, archaic, or, dialect)
  • (Spenser)

    Etymology 2

    From , a failed automobile

    Verb

    (head)
  • (Canadian English, dialect) To fail spectacularly
  • * How to Brickle The New Brunswick Funny Book (1977) ISBN 0-9690732-0-8
  • Coined by Jim Lotz of The Atlantic Cooperator.