sickled

Meanings

• noun

  A sickle is a tool with a curved blade used for harvesting crops, especially wheat.

  - "Farmers use sickles to harvest their wheat fields."
  - "The scythe was replaced by the sickle for harvesting in some regions."

• verb transitive

  To sickle is to harvest using a sickle.

  - "The workers sickled the ripe wheat in the fields."
  - "The harvest was sickled and transported to the mill."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sickled
hackle , rattle , mackle , stubble

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Variants

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sickle , sickled , sickles , sickling

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Etymology

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The word sickle comes from the Old English word scyccel, which means 'hooked instrument'. It is related to the Old Norse word skjalda, meaning 'to protect' or 'to shelter', and the German word Sichel, which also means 'sickle'.

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Trivia

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1. The world record for the fastest sickle harvest is held by a man named Kuldeep Singh, who harvested 15 kg (33 lbs) of wheat in just 1 minute and 20 seconds.

2. The sickle was one of the earliest tools used for harvesting crops, with evidence dating back to around 3000 BC.

3. In some cultures, it is believed that the sickle was the moon goddess's crescent-shaped weapon, used to cut the ripe grain from the earth.

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Related Concepts

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1. scythe: A larger harvesting tool with a long, curved blade, similar to a sickle but used for larger areas.

2. reaping: The process of harvesting crops, often using a sickle or scythe.

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Culture

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The sickle is a symbol of harvest and abundance. In many cultures, the sickle is associated with the goddess Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture and grain. The sickle is also a common motif in art, particularly in paintings depicting harvest scenes.

How to Memorize "sickled"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a farmer in a field, holding a curved blade tool in his hand, bending over to cut the wheat stalks and bring them to a basket.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word sickle with the image of a harvest scene, with farmers working in the fields, bending over to cut the wheat with their sickles.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym S-I-C-K-L-E to remember the meaning: S for harvesting, I for instrument, C for curved, K for knife-like, L for large crops, and E for efficiency.

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