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kama

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English meaning

  • scythe noun A hand tool with a long curved blade on a long handle, used for cutting grass or grain.
  • sickle noun A hand tool with a short handle and a curved blade, used for cutting grass or grain crops.

Senses

鎌 is used for these senses in English:

  • sickle (agriculture) An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.

scythe — full definition

  1. noun A hand tool with a long curved blade on a long handle, used for cutting grass or grain.
  2. verb To cut grass or grain using a scythe, or to cut through something in a similar sweeping motion.

sickle — full definition

  1. noun A hand tool with a short handle and a curved blade, used for cutting grass or grain crops.
  2. verb Of red blood cells: to distort into an abnormal crescent shape, as in sickle cell disease.
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