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Sickle vs Lickle - What's the difference?

sickle | lickle |

As adjectives the difference between sickle and lickle

is that sickle is shaped like the blade of a sickle; crescent-shaped while lickle is (chiefly|uk|childish|or|regional) little.

As a noun sickle

is (agriculture) an implement, having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.

As a verb sickle

is (agriculture|transitive) to cut with a sickle.

sickle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (agriculture) an implement, having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops
  • Synonyms

    * reap hook * reaping hook

    See also

    * scythe

    Verb

    (sickl)
  • (agriculture) To cut with a sickle
  • To deform (as with a red blood cell) into an abnormal crescent shape.
  • To assume an abnormal crescent shape. Used of red blood cells.
  • Derived terms

    * sickler

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Shaped like the blade of a sickle; crescent-shaped.
  • a sickle moon

    lickle

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (chiefly, UK, childish, or, regional) little