Thesaurus: sickle

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1. n. 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. n. A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See Illust. of Leo.
3. n. an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
4. 1. 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. When corn has once felt the sickle, it has no more benefit from the sunshine. Shak. 2. (Astron.) A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See Illust. of Leo. Sickle pod (Bot.), a kind of rock cress (Arabis Canadensis) having very long curved pods.
5. A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See Illust. of Leo.Sickle pod (Bot.), a kind of rock cress (Arabis Canadensis) havingvery long curved pods.
6. n:100 n. an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle