foice — meaning in English

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

foice 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.
• snath The shaft of a scythe.

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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