snath

[ snath ]

noun

1. the shaft or handle of a scythe.

snath

/ sneɪð; snæθ /

noun

1. the handle of a scythe

Word History and Origins

Origin of snath¹

1565–75; unexplained variant of snead ( Middle English snede, Old English snǣd )

Word History and Origins

Origin of snath¹

C16: variant of earlier snead, from Old English snǣd, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

It hangs on a leafless mossy oak snag showing the effect of time, and on the snath is written, "All flesh is grass."

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Above the blade of a scythe were arranged a set of fingers projecting from a post in the scythe snath.

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He40 was unsymmetric as a court dwarf with scythe-snath spine and a dome on his shoulder.

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I noticed that they used a different snath for their scythes here from that common in England.

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And while were at it, why not Sandy Jackson and his friend, Snath?

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