■ noun a short-handled farming tool with a semicircular blade, used for cutting corn, lopping, or trimming.
Origin
OE sicol , sicel , of Gmc origin, based on L. secula , from secare 'to cut'.
■ noun a short-handled farming tool with a semicircular blade, used for cutting corn, lopping, or trimming.
Origin
OE sicol , sicel , of Gmc origin, based on L. secula , from secare 'to cut'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004