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Definition of sickle:
- A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See Illust. of Leo.
- 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:
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tool (part of speech: noun)
- grindstone,
- posthole auger,
- band saw,
- shovel,
- mallet,
- hedge trimmer,
- file,
- lathe,
- scythe,
- square,
- hatchet,
- chain saw,
- crosscut saw,
- cold chisel,
- spoke shave,
- planer,
- tool,
- level,
- hacksaw,
- spade,
- wedge,
- stapler,
- calipers,
- jointer,
- auger,
- bow saw,
- shears,
- wrecking bar,
- sledgehammer,
- claw hammer,
- emery wheel,
- scissors,
- chisel,
- trowel,
- miter box,
- welder,
- handsaw,
- crowbar,
- ball-peen hammer,
- snips,
- back saw,
- scroll saw,
- ripsaw,
- spanner,
- saw,
- lug wrench,
- plane,
- coping saw,
- tire iron,
- vise,
- grapnel,
- punch,
- jackknife,
- screwdriver,
- hammer,
- circular saw,
- edger,
- wrench,
- axe,
- pickax,
- drill,
- machete,
- awl,
- pick,
- bench drill,
- buzz saw,
- arc welder,
- jigsaw,
- table saw,
- drill press,
- tin snips,
- hoe,
- keyhole saw,
- pliers,
- pipe wrench,
- knife,
- monkey wrench,
- radial arm saw,
- gouge
Usage examples:
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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.