sickle

[ sik-uhl ]
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noun
  1. an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.

  2. Sickle, Astronomy. a group of stars in the constellation Leo, likened to this implement for its curved, sickle-like shape.

Origin of sickle

1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English sikel, Old English sicol; cognate with Dutch zikkel, German Sichel, all ultimately derived from Latin secula, equivalent to sec(āre) “to cut” + -ula -ule

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sickle

/ (ˈsɪkəl) /


noun
  1. an implement for cutting grass, corn, etc, having a curved blade and a short handle

Origin of sickle

1
Old English sicol, from Latin sēcula; related to secāre to cut

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