snath
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of snath
1565–75; unexplained variant of snead ( Middle English snede, Old English snǣd )
Example Sentences
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In a very few minutes his father came back with the scythe ready for work; and Barney, fastening it to the snath, again set off up the lane.
From The Doctor : a Tale of the Rockies by Connor, Ralph
Joe took his snath from the place where it had lain since they left Missouri and fitted a scythe to it.
From The Lost Wagon by Kjelgaard, James Arthur
At length, to his great joy, it was well ground from heel to point, and its master fastened it to the snath.
From Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)
"Well, it's purty likely that I do," he answered as he stood resting on his snath.
From The Light in the Clearing by Bacheller, Irving
It hangs on a leafless mossy oak snag showing the effect of time, and on the snath is written, "All flesh is grass."
From The Story of My Boyhood and Youth by Muir, John
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