scythe
[ sahyth ]
noun
an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
verb (used with object),scythed, scyth·ing.
to cut or mow with a scythe.
Origin of scythe
1before 900; Middle English sith,Old English sīthe, earlier sigdi; cognate with Old Norse sigthr; spelling sc by pseudoetymological association with Latin scindere to cut or with scissors
Other words from scythe
- scytheless, adjective
- scythelike, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for scythe
scythe
/ (saɪð) /
noun
a manual implement for cutting grass, etc, having a long handle held with both hands and a curved sharpened blade that moves in a plane parallel to the ground
verb
(tr) to cut (grass, etc) with a scythe
Origin of scythe
1Old English sigthe; related to Old Norse sigthr, Old High German segansa
Derived forms of scythe
- scythelike, adjective
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