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sickle

American  
[sik-uhl] / ˈsɪk əl /

noun

  1. an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.

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

sickle British  
/ ˈsɪkəl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sickle

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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