Sickle

  • 121sickle — sick·le || sɪkl n. agricultural tool consisting of a curved blade attached to a short handle (used to cut grass, wheat, etc.) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 122sickle — noun a short handled farming tool with a semicircular blade, used for cutting corn, lopping, or trimming. Origin OE sicol, sicel, of Gmc origin, based on L. secula, from secare to cut …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 123sickle — n. Reaping hook …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 124sickle — noun (C) a tool with a blade in the shape of a hook, used for cutting wheat or long grass …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 125sickle — sick·le …

    English syllables

  • 126sickle — sick•le [[t]ˈsɪk əl[/t]] n. 1) agr. an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle 2) astron. (cap.) a group of stars in the constellation Leo, likened to this implement in formation… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 127sickle — /ˈsɪkəl / (say sikuhl) noun an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle. {Middle English sikel, Old English sicol, from Latin sēcula} …

  • 128sickle —   Pahi kākiwi, pahi keke e …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary