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| swath [ swoth ] or swathe [ sway ] |
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1. width cut: the width cut by a single passage of a scythe or mowing machine
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2. path cut: the path through a crop made during a single passage of a scythe or mowing machine
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3. amount cut: the amount of grass or grain left in the path made by a single passage of a scythe or mowing machine
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| [ Old English swæþ "track" < Germanic] |
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cut a swath through something to destroy or use up a large part of something
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