falx

falx falcis, f

FALC-, a curved blade, pruningknife, pruning-hook : vitīs incidere falce, V., H., O.— A sickle, reaping hook, scythe , C., V., O.—In war, a hook, wall-hook : falces parare, Cs.: murales, Cs.— A scythe, war-sickle (on the axle of a chariot), Cu.