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Definition of Scythe
1. Noun. 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.
2. Verb. Cut with a scythe. "They scythe rye in the field"; "Scythe grass or grain"
Definition of Scythe
1. n. 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.
2. v. t. To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.
Definition of Scythe
1. to cut with a scythe (a single-bladed cutting implement) [v SCYTHED, SCYTHING, SCYTHES]
Medical Definition of Scythe
1. 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. A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots. Origin: OE. Sithe, AS. Sioe, sigoe; akin to Icel. Sigor a sickle, LG. Segd, seged, seed, seid, OHG. Segansa sickle, scythe, G. Sense scythe, and to E. Saw a cutting instrument. See Saw Alternative forms: sithe and sythe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scythe
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Albanian