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📚 noun • entry_id 17162

sickle

/ˈsɪkl̩/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
echona • falce • hoz • segur
An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.
Coordinate term: scythe
Phrases
chain sicklechicken sicklehammer and sicklemoonsicklesickle and hammersickle cellsickle moonsickle-billed vangasickle-cell anemia
Word forms
sickles