9. (Geol.) The horizontal direction of the outcropping edges of tilted
rocks; or, the direction of a horizontal line supposed to be drawn on
the surface of a tilted stratum. It is at right angles to the dip.
10. The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat
of injury; blackmailing.
Strike block (Carp.), a plane shorter than a jointer, used for fitting
a short joint. Moxon. -- Strike of flax, a handful that may be hackled
at once. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Chaucer. -- Strike of sugar. (Sugar
Making) (a) The act of emptying the teache, or last boiler, in which
the cane juice is exposed to heat, into the coolers. (b) The quantity
of the sirup thus emptied at once.
Strik"er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a
blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge.