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scythe
[ sahyth ]
/ saɪð /
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noun
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.
to cut or mow with a scythe.
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Origin of scythe
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
OTHER WORDS FROM scythe
scytheless, adjectivescythelike, adjectiveWords nearby scythe
scyphistoma, scyphoid, scyphozoan, scyphus, Scyros, scythe, Scythia, Scythian, Scythian lamb, SD, S.D.A.
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British Dictionary definitions for scythe
scythe
/ (saɪð) /
noun
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
verb
(tr) to cut (grass, etc) with a scythe
Derived forms of scythe
scythelike, adjectiveWord Origin for scythe
Old English sigthe; related to Old Norse sigthr, Old High German segansa
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