scythe
[sahyth]
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.
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
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Related Words for scythe
bayonet, dagger, blade, sword, skewer, machete, sickle, cutter, scalpel, pistol, bomb, gun, missile, cannon, rifle, ammunition, firearm, knife, shotgun, revolverExamples from the Web for scythe
Contemporary Examples of scythe
He lived in a big suburban mansion in Weybridge and he was sharp as a scythe.
Scott lay dead in his garage, stabbed repeatedly by his own scythe.
Historical Examples of scythe
Only one thing could surpass him: the scythe of death which blindly mows the world.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
There is another ahead of him there, with the head of a scythe inside his smock.
Micah ClarkeArthur Conan Doyle
The American pioneers had only a sickle or a scythe with which to cut their grain.
The Age of InventionHolland Thompson
Close by them a man was preparing to scythe out one of the dell-holes.
Howards EndE. M. Forster
If the ould Governor's got a tongue like a file, Philip's got a tongue like a scythe—he'll mow them down.
The ManxmanHall Caine
scythe
noun
verb
Word Origin for scythe
Old English sigthe; related to Old Norse sigthr, Old High German segansa
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