Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A Middle English form of sickle.
  • noun Same as shekel.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A shekel.

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  • noun obsolete A shekel.

Etymologies

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French, from Latin silcus, from Hebrew.

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Examples

  • A trimmed up deer or animal carcass is a good start, then make a "bait-sicle" from pouring warm water along with any blood, scraps or trimmings you have into a greased bucket and then freezing it.

    anyone have any tips for baiting coyotes? we have seen several deer hunting but cannot get them to respond to calls. 2010

  • A trimmed up deer or animal carcass is a good start, then make a "bait-sicle" from pouring warm water along with any blood, scraps or trimmings you have into a greased bucket and then freezing it.

    anyone have any tips for baiting coyotes? we have seen several deer hunting but cannot get them to respond to calls. 2010

  • And when an economic crisis yanks us out of our fudge-sicle-like cocoon of pleasure, our oceanic ignorance makes us our own worst enemy.

    Patrick Stephenson: The 21st Century's Gonna Suck Big-Time 2010

  • And when an economic crisis yanks us out of our fudge-sicle-like cocoon of pleasure, our oceanic ignorance makes us our own worst enemy.

    The 21st Century's Gonna Suck Big-Time Patrick Stephenson 2010

  • Being that the percentage of blue healers in Enclaw is decidedly above average the number of three legged dogs in Enumclaw is likewise well above average. i don't know what it is with healers and hay mowers but they have a hell of a time staying away from the sicle bars.

    Sound Politics: This could be a bar fight if Democrats get their way 2007

  • We had a breakfast of cereal and fruit on our patiofrom which we could see the ocher-, pumpkin-, and lemon-colored fin de sicle buildings of Bellagio across the water and a bit to the northCthen headed into Menaggio, intending to park at the embarcadero and take the boat across.

    The Italian Summer Roland Merullo 2009

  • We had a breakfast of cereal and fruit on our patiofrom which we could see the ocher-, pumpkin-, and lemon-colored fin de sicle buildings of Bellagio across the water and a bit to the northCthen headed into Menaggio, intending to park at the embarcadero and take the boat across.

    The Italian Summer Roland Merullo 2009

  • Tu be teh skwirrl-sicle U has tu be inna quik Freez maor dan wun minnut…

    YOUR MAMA LOVES U - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

  • We had a breakfast of cereal and fruit on our patiofrom which we could see the ocher-, pumpkin-, and lemon-colored fin de sicle buildings of Bellagio across the water and a bit to the northCthen headed into Menaggio, intending to park at the embarcadero and take the boat across.

    The Italian Summer Roland Merullo 2009

  • We had a breakfast of cereal and fruit on our patiofrom which we could see the ocher-, pumpkin-, and lemon-colored fin de sicle buildings of Bellagio across the water and a bit to the northCthen headed into Menaggio, intending to park at the embarcadero and take the boat across.

    The Italian Summer Roland Merullo 2009

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