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scythe

[ sahyth ]

noun

  1. an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.


verb (used with object)

, scythed, scyth·ing.
  1. to cut or mow with a scythe.

scythe

/ saɪð /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to cut (grass, etc) with a scythe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈscytheˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From

  • scytheless adjective
  • scythelike adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scythe1

before 900; Middle English sith, Old English sīthe, earlier sigdi; cognate with Old Norse sigthr; spelling sc by pseudoetymological association with Latin scindere to cut or with scissors
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scythe1

Old English sigthe; related to Old Norse sigthr, Old High German segansa
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Example Sentences

A widespread uprooting of families and innocents as a heedless and heartless deportation policy drives a scythe through immigrant communities.

The book starts out with Einan using the soul scythe to take a teacher’s soul.

Industries of textiles, or metalworkers making nails and scythes, were shaped like "factories without machines spread out over hundreds of households" according to Shaw-Taylor -- and increasingly produced goods for international markets.

Using handmade scythes attached to the end of a long bamboo pole, they cut down the leaves at the top of the palms.

From BBC

It got worse for Barcelona as Araujo's frustrations got the better of him and he scythed down Vinicius to earn himself a second yellow card with 20 minutes remaining.

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