sickle

Summary

sickle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,715 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• sickle is a type of reaping tool^[2].
• sickle is part of hammer and sickle^[3].
• sickle is used for harvest^[4].
• sickle is used for weed control^[5].
• sickle's Commons category is recorded as Sickles^[6].
• sickle comprises blade^[7].
• sickle comprises handle^[8].
• sickle began on 1300 BC^[9].
• sickle's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[10].
• sickle's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[11].
• sickle's name in kana is recorded as かま^[12].
• sickle's different from is recorded as Q111987680^[13].
• sickle's different from is recorded as scythe^[14].
• sickle's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

sickle is a type of reaping tool^[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include harvest^[4] and weed control^[5]. Components include blade^[7] and handle^[8]. sickle is part of hammer and sickle^[3].

Influence

Things named for sickle include August^[16], a calendar month^[17]; Serpukhov^[18], a big city^[19], in Russia^[20], founded in 1339^[21]; and Sickle Mountain^[22], a mountain^[23].

Why It Matters

sickle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,715 views/month).^[1] sickle has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] sickle is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for sickle include August^[16], a calendar month^[17]; Serpukhov^[18], a big city^[19], in Russia^[20], founded in 1339^[21]; and Sickle Mountain^[22], a mountain^[23].