n. [ OE. sikel, AS. sicol; akin to D. sikkel, G. sichel, OHG. sihhila, Dan. segel, segl, L. secula, fr. secare to cut; or perhaps from L. secula. See Saw a cutting instrument. ]
When corn has once felt the sickle, it has no more benefit from the sunshine. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sickle pod (Bot.),
n. (Zool.)
a. Furnished with a sickle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
You sunburned sicklemen, of August weary. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who uses a sickle; a sickleman; a reaper. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Free from sickness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Give me long breath, young beds, and sickless ease. Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. sicolwyrt. ] (Bot.)