About The Word Swath
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Swath
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What's The Definition Of Swath?
[n] a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
[n] the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine Synonyms | Synonyms for Swath: belt Related Terms | Find terms related to Swath: See Also | course | path | space | track Swath In Webster's Dictionary \Swath\ (sw[add]th; 277), n. [AS. swa[eth]u a track,
trace; akin to D. zwaad, zwad, zwade, a swath of grass, G.
schwad, schwaden; perhaps, originally, a shred. Cf. {Swathe},
v. t.]
1. A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the
scythe in mowing or cradling.
2. The whole sweep of a scythe, or the whole breadth from
which grass or grain is cut by a scythe or a machine, in
mowing or cradling; as, to cut a wide swath.
3. A band or fillet; a swathe. --Shak.
{Swath bank}, a row of new-mown grass. [Prov. Eng.]
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