| Scythe (scythe) |
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| n. | (s***imacr]***thlig]) |
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| Scythe |
| [OE.
sithe, AS. s***imacr]ðe, sigðe; akin to Icel.
sigðr a sickle, LG. segd, seged, seed,
seid, OHG. segansa sickle, scythe, G. sense
scythe, and to E. |
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.
A scythe-shaped blade
attached to ancient war chariots.
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| Scythe (scythe) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Scythe |
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To cut with a
scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.
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