SICKLING
Verb
sickling
present participle of sickle
Noun
sickling (plural sicklings)
The deformation of red blood cells into an abnormal crescent shape.
Anagrams
• lickings, slicking
Source: Wiktionary
SICKLE
Sic"kle, n. Etym: [OE. sikel, AS. sicol; akin to D. sikkel, G.
sichel, OHG. sihhila, Dan. segel, segl, L. secula, fr. secare to cut;
or perhaps from L. secula. See Saw a cutting instrument.]
1. A reaping instrument consisting of a steel blade curved into the
form of a hook, and having a handle fitted on a tang. The sickle has
one side of the blade notched, so as always to sharpen with a
serrated edge. Cf. Reaping hook, under Reap.
When corn has once felt the sickle, it has no more benefit from the
sunshine. Shak.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See Illust. of Leo.
Sickle pod (Bot.), a kind of rock cress (Arabis Canadensis) having
very long curved pods.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition