sickle

views updated May 23 2018

sick·le / ˈsikəl/ • n. a short-handled farming tool with a semicircular blade, used for cutting grain, lopping, or trimming.ORIGIN: Old English sicol, sicel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sikkel and German Sichel, based on Latin secula, from secare ‘to cut.’

sickle

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

sickle

views updated May 23 2018

sickle OE. sicol, sicel = MLG., MDu. sekele, sikele (Du. zikkel), OHG. sichila (G. sichel) — var. *sicila of L. secula, f. secāre cut.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

More From encyclopedia.com

About this article

sickle

All Sources -
Updated Aug 08 2016 About encyclopedia.com content Print Topic

You Might Also Like