Sickle

A sickle is a curved, hand-held agricultural tool typically used for harvesting grain crops before the advent of modern harvesting machinery. It consists of a curved blade with a short, one-hand handle attached. The inside of the curve is sharp, so that the user can swing the blade against the base of the crop, catching it in the curve and slicing it at the same time.

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A blade which is used to cut the silica-rich stems of cereal crops acquires a characteristic sickle-gloss, or wear pattern. When this pattern appears on ancient stone tools, it can indicate early use or development of agriculture.

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In Greek myths, the sickle was used as a weapon by Cronus and Perseus.

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Agricultural: REDIRECT Agriculture...

Tool: A tool is a device that provides a mechanical or mental advantage in accomplishing a task....

Grain: The word grain has several meanings, most being descriptive of a small piece or particle....

Sickle related Images and Photos (experimental)

Hammer and Sickle c.1976

God Amun Offers Sickle Weapon to Pharaoh Ramesses III as he Strikes Two Captured Enemies

Harvesting with the Sickle in an English Corn-Field Before the Introduction of Reaping Machines