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swath

[ swoth, swawth ]

noun

  1. the space covered by the stroke of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine.
  2. the piece or strip so cut.
  3. a line or ridge of grass, grain, or the like, cut and thrown together by a scythe or mowing machine.
  4. a strip, belt, or long and relatively narrow extent of anything.


swath

/ sweɪð; swɔːθ /

noun

  1. the width of one sweep of a scythe or of the blade of a mowing machine
  2. the strip cut by either of these in one course
  3. the quantity of cut grass, hay, or similar crop left in one course of such mowing
  4. a long narrow strip or belt


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Word History and Origins

Origin of swath1

before 900; Middle English; Old English swæth footprint; cognate with German Shwade

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Word History and Origins

Origin of swath1

Old English swæth; related to Old Norse svath smooth patch

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. cut a swath, to make a pretentious display; attract notice:

    The new doctor cut a swath in the small community.

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see cut a wide swath .

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Example Sentences

This could create tremendous opportunity for a broad swath of the rustbelt population.

The F4 twister cut a long swath of destruction that crossed just four blocks from my house.

“There is a big swath of Democratic donors that is making this a top priority,” she said.

Still, a 30-something who knows his way around a cufflink is viewed with some suspicion by a swath of the French left.

But Kibbe never addresses the fact that MLK called for more involvement of the federal government in a broad swath of public life.

She had no sooner turned the hall than down the somber stretch she noticed with surprise a brilliant swath of light.

With a sure hand he mowed a slight swath of wool along Mary Belle's back.

The Atomic Ray arched angrily, cutting a deep swath through those who still sought a hold.

Here and there a clean swath was cut through a forest, for perhaps dozens of miles, by a hurricane.

For a while George watched Tom's steady swing of the scythe as he slowly cut a swath the length of the field.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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