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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1710

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†STICKLE, n.2 The trigger of a musket.Sc. 1710 J. Maclaurin Crim. Cases (1774) 27:
The off-going of the shot might have been occasioned by the stickle its being ruffled or touched by the pannel's shoulder.

[O.Sc. stickle, id., 1666. Orig. somewhat uncertain. Phs. a development from Du. stekel, a prickle, thorn. Cf. also Dan. stikkel, any pointed piece of metal, a spike, etc. Cf. Stickle-horn, Stickly.]

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