Word Meaning

sickle definition and meaning

n. 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.
n. A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See Illust. of Leo.

Crossword clues for sickle

- Crop cutting tool
- Cutting implement
- Grain-cutting tool
- Reaper
- Reaping hook
- Reaping tool
- Tool with a curved blade