SICKLE
\sˈɪkə͡l], \sˈɪkəl], \s_ˈɪ_k_əl]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See Illust. of Leo.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See Illust. of Leo.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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