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• scythe — [sīth] n. [altered (infl. by L scindere, to cut) < ME sithe < OE sithe, sigthe, scythe, akin to LowG seged < IE base * sek , to cut > SAW1, L secare, to cut] a tool with a long, single edged blade set at an angle on a long, curved… …   English World dictionary

• Scythe — Scythe, v. t. To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Time had not scythed all that youth begun. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• scythe — ► NOUN ▪ a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole. ► VERB 1) cut with a scythe. 2) move through or penetrate rapidly and forcefully. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• scythe — 1. noun /ˈsaɪð/ a) An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with the concave edge sharped, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use. b) A… …   Wiktionary

• scythe — scythe1 [saıð] n [: Old English; Origin: sithe] a farming tool that has a long curved blade attached to a long wooden handle, and is used to cut grain or long grass scythe 2 scythe2 v 1.) [I and T] to move through or destroy something quickly and …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• scythe — n. & v. n. a mowing and reaping implement with a long curved blade swung over the ground by a long pole with two short handles projecting from it. v.tr. cut with a scythe. Etymology: OE sithe f. Gmc …   Useful english dictionary

• scythe — noun a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to one or two short handles. verb 1》 cut with a scythe. 2》 move through or penetrate rapidly and forcefully. Origin OE sīthe, of …   English new terms dictionary

• cut — or short cut [kut] vt. cut, cutting [ME cutten, kytten < Late OE * cyttan < Scand base seen in Swed dial., Ice kuta, to cut with a knife: the word replaced OE ceorfan (see CARVE), snithan, scieran (see SHEAR) as used in its basic senses] I… …   English World dictionary

• Scythe — For the ancient Sicilian tyrant, see Scythes. A scythe (PronEng|ˈsaɪð, from Old English siðe Oxford English Dictionary 1933] .) is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or reaping crops. It was largely replaced by horse drawn and then… …   Wikipedia

• scythe — scytheless, adj. scythelike, adj. /suydh/, n., v., scythed, scything. n. 1. an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand. v.t. 2. to cut or mow with a… …   Universalium

• scythe — [[t]sa͟ɪð[/t]] scythes, scything, scythed 1) N COUNT A scythe is a tool with a long curved blade at right angles to a long handle. It is used to cut long grass or grain. 2) VERB If you scythe grass or grain, you cut it with a scythe. [V n] Two… …   English dictionary