reaping hook
reaping hook noun: a sickle, particularly a small one with a short handle used for cutting grass or crops.
Noun
reaping hook (plural reaping hooks)
- A sickle, particularly a small one with a short handle used for cutting grass or crops.
- “Before he was a twel’month ould he had a mouth full o’ great teeth; his hands wor like ’s claws, and his legs wor no thicker nor the handle of a whip, and about as straight as a rapin’ hook; to make the matther worse, he had the gut uv a cormorant, and the whinge, and the yelp, and the screech...1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 522
reaping hook meaning in Tamil
reaping hook in Tamil
- கோணலயம், அரிவியரிவாள், குயம்
Forms of reaping hook
| plural | reaping hooks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | reaphook |
| alternative form | reap hook |
| alternative form | reaping-hook |
Questions about reaping hook
- What does reaping hook mean?
- Reaping hook means a sickle, particularly a small one with a short handle used for cutting grass or crops.
- What is reaping hook in Tamil?
- Reaping hook in Tamil is கோணலயம், அரிவியரிவாள், குயம். See Reaping hook meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is reaping hook?
- Reaping hook is a noun.
- What is the plural of reaping hook?
- The plural of reaping hook is reaping hooks.
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