reap hook
- noun
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- He swung the reap hook in a practiced arc to cut the tall grass.
Examples
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The farmer sharpened his reap hook before heading out to the fields.
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The farmer used a reap hook to cut the grass.
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During the harvest festival, antique reap hooks were displayed as part of the exhibition.
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I saw many reap hooks in the old barn.
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He swung the reap hook in a practiced arc to cut the tall grass.
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The farmer sharpened his reap hook before heading out to the fields.
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During the harvest festival, antique reap hooks were displayed as part of the exhibition.
Synonyms
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A small hand tool with a curved blade for cutting grass or crops
A small hand tool with a curved blade and short handle for cutting wheat and grass
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
reap + hook
The compound transparently combines 'reap' (to harvest or cut crops) with 'hook' (a curved implement), so the sense 'a curved tool for cutting/harvesting' is directly derivable from the constituents. Even if the specific label is rare, the noun‑forming pattern is compositional and cross‑linguistically predictable, making it understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Reap hook is a name for a small hand tool with a curved blade used at harvest. The word reap means 'to cut and gather crops' and the word hook shows its bent shape, so the name tells you what the tool looks like and what it does.