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REAP HOOK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does reap hook mean?
• REAP HOOK (noun)
The noun REAP HOOK has 1 sense:
1. an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
Familiarity information: REAP HOOK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
reap hook; reaping hook; sickle
Hypernyms ("reap hook" is a kind of...):
edge tool (any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge))
Meronyms (parts of "reap hook"):
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