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scythe

scythe [ sī ]


noun  (plural scythes)
Definition:
 
tool for mowing or reaping: an implement with a long handle and a long curved single-edged blade, used to cut grass, crops, or similar plants by swinging the blade horizontally close to the ground



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle scythed, present participle scyth·ing, 3rd person present singular scythes)
Definition:
 
cut something with scythe: to cut or reap something with or as if with a scythe
scythed grass

[ Old English siþe< Indo-European, "to cut"]
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