sickle

/'skil/

Thân thiện

A farmer uses a sickle to cut tall wheat.

Definition

Noun: 1. A hand-held agricultural tool with a curved blade: A sickle is a short-handled farming implement featuring a semicircular metal blade. It is designed for harvesting grain crops or cutting grass by hand, typically through a swinging motion that gathers and slices the stalks.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The farmer used a sickle to cut the ripe wheat.
  • In ancient times, the sickle was a vital tool for the harvest.
  • The symbol of a hammer and sickle represents industrial and agricultural labor.

Advanced Usage

• "To wield a sickle": To use or swing a sickle skillfully.
  • She learned how to wield a sickle from her grandfather.
• Conceptual/Historical Use: The sickle often symbolizes agriculture, harvest, or, in a historical context, certain political movements when paired with other symbols.
  • The artifact collection included a bronze-age sickle.

Variants and Related Words

• Sickle-shaped (adj): Having a curved, crescent-like form.
  • The bird had a distinctive, sickle-shaped beak.
• Sickler (n): A rare or archaic term for a person who uses a sickle.

Synonyms

• Reaping hook: Another name for a sickle, emphasizing its use in harvesting (reaping).
• Harvest knife: A general term for a knife used in harvesting.

Related Phrases

• Hammer and sickle: A symbolic emblem consisting of a crossed hammer and sickle.
  • The flag featured the hammer and sickle.

Related Idioms

• None directly associated with the tool "sickle" itself. (Common idioms like "the grim reaper's scythe" involve a different, larger long-handled tool).

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• reaping hook
• reap hook