01 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 s…
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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. See: Reap“When corn has once felt the sickle, it has no more benefit from the sunshine.” — Shak.
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Phrases & compounds
Sickle pod —
a kind of rock cress (Arabis Canadensis) having very long curved pods.