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sickle

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He said the peeling knife was his late grandmother's, the sickle had been purchased a decade ago and the trowel, which has a short blade and wooden handle, was a present.

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Once on the island they tear down a swastika and replace it with the hammer and sickle of the Soviet Union.

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The most obvious way that a pair of blood-related parents might increase health risks for a child is through a recessive disorder, like cystic fibrosis or sickle cell disease.

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This results in red blood cells becoming sickle in shape and stiff and sticky - rather than flexible smooth discs.

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In a large hall Mr Syrankov addresses a small audience, flanked by his party's emblem, the hammer and sickle.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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