<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">reaping hooks</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>sickles</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>scythes</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>agricultural equipment</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>hooks</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>hooks, reaping</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>reap hook</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>reaping hook</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Tools comprising bent or straight blades attached to wood handles or helves. The blades are usually sharpened and smooth, and are used variously as cutting or gathering tools. As a cutting tool, reaping hooks are used to cut grain with a rapid chopping motion. For similar tools used to cut grain with a short sawing motion, use "sickles." Serrated cutting edges generally distinguish sickles from reaping hooks. ]]></note></mads>