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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I noticed that they used a different snath for their scythes here from that common in England.
From A Walk from London to John O'Groat's by Burritt, Elihu
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)
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
The column moved forward solemnly, in a line like a scythe snath, and, reaching the corner, began to waver.
From The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West by Riley, H. H.
"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
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