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scythe
(sīth)n.
An implement consisting of a long, curved single-edged blade with a long handle, used for mowing or reaping.
tr.v. scythed, scyth·ing, scythes
To cut with or as if with a scythe.
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scythe
orsieth
n
(Tools) a manual implement for cutting grass, etc, having a long handle held with both hands and a curved sharpened blade that moves in a plane parallel to the ground
vb
(Tools) (tr) to cut (grass, etc) with a scythe
[Old English sigthe; related to Old Norse sigthr, Old High German segansa]
ˈscytheˌlike adj
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scythe
(saɪð)n., v. scythed, scyth•ing. n.
1. a tool consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
v.t. 2. to cut or mow with a scythe.
[before 900; Middle English sith, Old English sīthe, earlier sigdi, c. Old Norse sigthr]
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scythe
Past participle: scythed
Gerund: scything
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Scythe
An implement for cutting grass by hand. It consists (according to current dictionaries) of a curved blade and a long handle. However, early-twentieth-century mail-order catalogues refer to the blade alone as a scythe. The scythe was developed and used before the advent of the reaper and mowing machine for harvesting small grain and cutting grass for hay. During the Depression of the 1930s, it was used by small farmers who could not afford anything else. Also, see Cradle scythe.
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Noun | 1. | scythe - 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 edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) |
Verb | 1. | scythe - cut with a scythe; "scythe grass or grain" |
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Translations
مِنْجَل، مِحَشيَحِشُّ، يَقْطَعُ بِمِنْجَل
kosakosit
le
niittääviikate
kosa
kasza
orf og ljárslá meî orfi og ljá
鎌
dalgis
izkaptspļaut
coasă
kosa
lieslåslå med lie
tırpantırpanla biçmekkerenti
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scythe
n → Sense f
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scythe
(saið) noun a tool with a long, curved blade for cutting tall grass etc.
verb to cut (grass etc) with a scythe.
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