单词 | reaping sickle |
释义 | > as lemmasreaping sickle reaping sickle n. [compare earlier reaping hook n.] ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Moissonnier A reaping sickle. 1845 J. Train Hist. & Statist. Acct. Isle of Man II. xx. 244 The implements used for this purpose are a gripe, or fork with several prongs, and a hook resembling a reaping sickle. 1942 Pacific Hist. Rev. 11 237 Rice is grown everywhere in Asia without benefit of machinery, indeed in many places the reaping sickle, and in some places the metal plow share, is the only metal used to produce rice. < as lemmas |
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