scythe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

Old English sīthe

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• Rhymes: -aɪð

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scythe (plural scythes)

1. An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with the concave edge sharped, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use.
2. A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.

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to scythe (third-person singular simple present scythes, present participle scything, simple past and past participle scythed)

1. To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.

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