sickle

Definitions


[ˈsɪkl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a short-handled farming tool with a semicircular blade, used for cutting corn, lopping, or trimming


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English sicol, sicel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sikkel and German Sichel, based on Latin secula, from secare ‘to cut’




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