[swoth, swawth] 
| 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. |
| 5. | cut a swath, to make a pretentious display; attract notice: The new doctor cut a swath in the small community. |
| swath (swŏth, swôth) n.
[Middle English swathe, from Old English swæth, track.] |
