Sickle (Noun)

Meaning

An edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

  • Farmers traditionally use a sickle to harvest grains by hand in the dry season.
  • He expertly swung the sickle back and forth to clear a wide swath through the overgrown grass.
  • Her grandparents taught her how to wield a sickle with precision when she was a teenager on their rural farm.
  • During harvest festivals, ancient sculptures depicting the use of the sickle as an essential agricultural tool are proudly displayed.
  • Despite having machinery to harvest his wheat fields, James chose to manually harvest the first section using an antique sickle his father once owned.

Synonyms

  • Reap Hook
  • Reaping Hook
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