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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">sickles</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>reaping hooks</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>sickle blades</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>siths</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>agricultural equipment</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>hooks</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>sickle</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Agricultural implements consisting of a hook-shaped metal blade with a short handle fitted on a tang. Similar in form and use to  'reaping hooks,' but distinguished from these by having serrated cutting edges, and the method in which they are employed. ]]></note></mads>