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1. (n.) sickle
an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
2. sickle
(cap.) a group of stars in the constellation Leo, likened to this implement in formation.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME sikel, OE sicol, c. MLG, MD sekele, OHG sichila, all &indirdesc; L secula=sec(āre) to cut +-ula -ule)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sickle, reaping hook, reap hook
an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
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1. (noun) sickle
a reaping instrument consisting of a steel blade curved into the form of a hook, and having a handle fitted on a tang. The sickle has one side of the blade notched, so as always to sharpen with a serrated edge. Cf. Reaping hook, under Reap
2. (noun) sickle
a group of stars in the constellation Leo. See Illust. of Leo
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Sense: a tool with a curved blade for cutting grain etc.
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 Afrikaans: sekel |
 Arabic: مِنْجَل |
 Bulgarian: сърп |
 Brazilian: foice |
 Czech: srp |
 German: die Sichel |
 Danish: segl |
 Greek: δρεπάνι |
 Spanish: hoz |
 Estonian: sirp |
 Farsi: داس كوچك |
 Finnish: sirppi |
 French: faucille |
 Hebrew: מָגָל |
 Hindi: हंसिया |
 Croatian: srp |
 Hungarian: sarló |
 Indonesian: arit, sabit |
 Icelandic: sigð |
 Italian: falce, falcetto |
 Japanese: かま |
 Korean: 낫 |
 Lithuanian: pjautuvas |
 Latvian: sirpis |
 Malay: sabit |
 Dutch: sikkel |
 Norwegian: sigd |
 Polish: sierp |
 Persian: داس كوچك |
 Pashto: ناروغتيا، ناجوړتيا، رنځ |
 Portuguese: foice |
 Romanian: seceră |
 Russian: серп |
 Slovak: kosák |
 Slovenian: srp |
 Serbian: srp |
 Swedish: skära |
 Thai: เคียว |
 Turkish: orak |
 Taiwanese: 鐮刀 |
 Ukrainian: серп |
 Urdu: درانتی |
 Vietnamese: cái liềm |
 Chinese: 镰刀 |
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