About The Word Sickle
Learn about the word Sickle to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Sickle definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Sickle
| Sickle Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Sickle?
[n] an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sickle: reap hook | reaping hook Related Terms | Find terms related to Sickle: See Also | edge tool | haft | helve Sickle In Webster's Dictionary \Sic"kle\, n. [OE. sikel, AS. sicol; akin to D. sikkel,
G. sichel, OHG. sihhila, Dan. segel, segl, L. secula, fr.
secare to cut; or perhaps from L. secula. See {Saw} a cutting
instrument.]
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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Marionette ‐ a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by…
- Erythema solare ‐ redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays…
- Self-reproof ‐ the act of…
- Lockjaw ‐ an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system…
- Malignant tumor ‐ a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts…
- Cristobalite ‐ a white mineral consisting of silica; found in…
- Genus phoradendron ‐ any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World…
- Hypostatize ‐ construe as a real existence, of a…
- Own right ‐ by title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that…
- Dioscoreaceae ‐ yams