sickle

n : an implement for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade

and a short handle [syn: {reaping hook}, {reap hook}]

nickle

/ni'kl/ ["nickel", common name for the US 5-cent coin] A

{nibble} : 1; 5 bits. Reported among developers for Mattel's

{GI 1600} (the {Intellivision} games processor), a chip with

16 bit-wide {RAM} but 10 bit-wide {ROM}. See also {deckle}.