/sik"euhl/ , n.
1. an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
2. ( cap. ) Astron. a group of stars in the constellation Leo, likened to this implement in formation.
[ bef. 1000; ME sikel, OE sicol; c. D zikkel, G Sichel, all secula, equiv. to sec ( are ) to cut + -ula -ULE ]