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sickle

[sik-uhl]

noun

  1. an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.

  2. Astronomy.Sickle, a group of stars in the constellation Leo, likened to this implement for its curved, sickle-like shape.



sickle

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. an implement for cutting grass, corn, etc, having a curved blade and a short handle

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sickle1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English sikel, Old English sicol; cognate with Dutch zikkel, German Sichel, all ultimately derived from Latin secula, equivalent to () “to cut” + -ula -ule
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sickle1

Old English sicol, from Latin ŧܱ; related to to cut
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Once on the island they tear down a swastika and replace it with the hammer and sickle of the Soviet Union.

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The most obvious way that a pair of blood-related parents might increase health risks for a child is through a recessive disorder, like cystic fibrosis or sickle cell disease.

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This results in red blood cells becoming sickle in shape and stiff and sticky - rather than flexible smooth discs.

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In a large hall Mr Syrankov addresses a small audience, flanked by his party's emblem, the hammer and sickle.

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In recent years, for example, a hundred patients suffering from the hereditary disease sickle cell anaemia have been treated with CRISPR-Cas-based therapeutics -- without AZD7648.

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