hammer and sickle /ˈhæm.ɚ‿n̩‿sɪkl̩/ noun2 •A depiction of a sickle crossed with a hammer, used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union.He remembers the [train] journeys fondly—the vast expanses of the Soviet empire rolling by, the glasses of tea served in metal cup holders embossed with the hammer and sickle. — 2022 •Socialism or communism itself. formshammers and sickles