cradle scythe

American  

noun

1. cradle.

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Etymology

Origin of cradle scythe

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

Other inventors came forward with new devices for planting seeds precisely, for mechanical cultivators to replace the handheld hoe, and a cradle scythe for harvesting wheat more easily.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Each one must select his wood, cure, fashion, and fit his own ax with a handle, grind and swing it properly, as well as cradle, scythe and sickle.

From Laddie; a true blue story by Stratton-Porter, Gene

With my cradle scythe, feeling brisk and blithe,   In the breeze-tempered heat of this fine day; I'll haste to the field with the wheaten yield,   And there will I manfully cut my way.

From The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales in Verse Together with Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects by Cowherd, Thomas