snath

[ snath ]

/ snæθ /

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noun

the shaft or handle of a scythe.

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Also snathe

[sneyth]. /sneɪð/.

Origin of snath

1565–75; unexplained variant of snead (Middle English snede,Old English snǣd)

Words nearby snath

snatch, snatch block, snatched, snatch squad, snatchy, snath, snazzy, SNCC, SNCF, Snead, sneak

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How to use snath in a sentence

It hangs on a leafless mossy oak snag showing the effect of time, and on the snath is written, "All flesh is grass."
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth|John Muir
Above the blade of a scythe were arranged a set of fingers projecting from a post in the scythe snath.
Inventions in the Century|William Henry Doolittle
He40 was unsymmetric as a court dwarf with scythe-snath spine and a dome on his shoulder.
The Army Mule and Other War Sketches|Henry A. Castle
I noticed that they used a different snath for their scythes here from that common in England.
A Walk from London to John O'Groat's|Elihu Burritt

And while were at it, why not Sandy Jackson and his friend, Snath?
Bobby Blake on a Plantation|Frank A. Warner

British Dictionary definitions for snath

snath

snathe (sneɪð)

/ (snæθ) /

noun

the handle of a scythe

Word Origin for snath

C16: variant of earlier snead, from Old English snǣd, of obscure origin

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