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Meaning
noun an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
originFrom Middle English sikel (also assibilated in sichel), from Old English sicol, siċel, from Proto-West Germanic *sikilu, itself borrowed from Latin sēcula (“sickle”) or sīcīlis (“sickle”). Cognate with Dutch sikkel, German Sichel. Remotely related with English scythe and saw.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0