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sickle

UK/ˈsɪkl̩/ US/ˈsɪkʌl/ uncommon rare

noun

1.

an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle

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Origin

From Middle English sikel (also assibilated in sichel), from Old English sicol, siċel, from Proto-West Germanic *sikilu, itself borrowed from Latin sēcula (“sickle”) or sīcīlis (“sickle”). Cognate with Dutch sikkel, German Sichel. Remotely related with English scythe and saw.

Phrases

  • chain sickle
  • chicken sickle
  • hammer and sickle
  • sickle and hammer
  • sickle cell
  • sickle moon
  • sickle-billed vanga
  • sickle-cell anemia

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