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Definition of sickle : 1. A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See Illust. of Leo.
2. 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.

Synonyms:

reap hook, reaping hook

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Usage examples:

• And then she said: " What is this strange sickle- sword that you wear? - "The Golden Fleece and the Heroes who Lived Before Achilles", Padraic Colum.
• Dead- looking branches of vines trailed among the weeds, which later on were cut down with a sickle and turned into green meat for cows. - "In the Tail of the Peacock", Isabel Savory.
• On the very morning that he first thrust his sickle into the ripened wheat, Deb Smith made her appearance, in a short- armed chemise and skirt of tow- cloth. - "The Story Of Kennett", Bayard Taylor.