Sickle

sik′l, n. a hooked instrument for cutting grain.— n. Sic′kle-bill , a name applied to various birds with sickle-shaped bill.— adj. Sic′kled , bearing a sickle.— ns. Sic′kle-feath′er , one of the sickle-shaped middle feathers of the domestic cock; Sic′kleman , one who uses a sickle, a reaper.— adj. Sic′kle-shaped .— n. Sic′kle-wort , the self-heal. [A.S. sicol , sicel —L. secula , a sickle— secāre , to cut.]