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scythes

  • plural
    of scythe.
    scythe
    noun
    an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
  • present tense form
    of scythe (3rd person singular).
    scythe
    noun
    an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.

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Monumental scythes through what will feel like a small town come race day.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Industries of textiles, or metalworkers making nails and scythes, were shaped like "factories without machines spread out over hundreds of households" according to Shaw-Taylor -- and increasingly produced goods for international markets.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2024

Thanksgiving holiday scythes volumes later but there was plenty to keep them busy while they did it.

From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2023

Mammoths sometimes turn up in farmers’ fields, their tusks curved like scythes abandoned in the dirt.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2023

Then he moved on to greet other scythes that were just now coming in from the rain.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman