sickle 音标拼音: [s'ɪkəl]
n . 镰刀
镰刀
sickle n 1 :
an edge tool for cutting grass or crops ;
has a curved blade and a short handle [
synonym : {
sickle }, {
reaping hook }, {
reap hook }]
Sickle \
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 }.
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When corn has once felt the sickle ,
it has no more benefit from the sunshine . --
Shak .
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2 . (
Astron .)
A group of stars in the constellation Leo .
See Illust .
of {
Leo }.
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{
Sickle pod } (
Bot .),
a kind of rock cress ({
Arabis Canadensis })
having very long curved pods .
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