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Sickle

/sˈɪkəl/
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(noun) An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.

The girls who go, sickle on their shoulders, to cut alfalfa for the rabbits.
I cannot harvest. I don't have a sickle.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In ancient times, farmers used a curved ____ to harvest grain manually in the golden fields.

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