About The Word Scythe
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Scythe
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What's The Definition Of Scythe?
[n] an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
[v] cut with a scythe, as of grass or grain Synonyms | Synonyms for Scythe: Related Terms | Find terms related to Scythe: See Also | cut down | edge tool | mow Scythe In Webster's Dictionary \Scythe\ (s[imac]th), n. [OE. sithe, AS. s[=i][eth]e,
sig[eth]e; akin to Icel. sig[eth]r a sickle, LG. segd, seged,
seed, seid, OHG. segansa sickle, scythe, G. sense scythe, and
to E. saw a cutting instrument. See {Saw}.] [Written also
{sithe} and {sythe}.]
1. An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by
hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp
edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is
bent into a form convenient for use.
The sharp-edged scythe shears up the spiring grass.
--Dryden.
The scythe of Time mows down. --Milton.
2. (Antiq.) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war
chariots.
\Scythe\, v. t. To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow. [Obs.] Time had not scythed all that youth begun. --Shak. |
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