scythe

scythe

 (sīth)

n.

An implement consisting of a long, curved single-edged blade with a long handle, used for mowing or reaping.

tr.v. scythed, scyth·ing, scythes

To cut with or as if with a scythe.

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[Middle English sithe, from Old English sīthe, sickle; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]

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scythe

or

sieth

n

(Tools) 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

vb

(Tools) (tr) to cut (grass, etc) with a scythe

[Old English sigthe; related to Old Norse sigthr, Old High German segansa]

ˈscytheˌlike adj

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scythe

(saɪð)

n., v. scythed, scyth•ing. n.

1. a tool 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 scythe.

[before 900; Middle English sith, Old English sīthe, earlier sigdi, c. Old Norse sigthr]

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scythe

Past participle: scythed
Gerund: scything

Imperative

scythe

scythe

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Scythe

An implement for cutting grass by hand. It consists (according to current dictionaries) of a curved blade and a long handle. However, early-twentieth-century mail-order catalogues refer to the blade alone as a scythe. The scythe was developed and used before the advent of the reaper and mowing machine for harvesting small grain and cutting grass for hay. During the Depression of the 1930s, it was used by small farmers who could not afford anything else. Also, see Cradle scythe.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scythe - an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
Verb	1.	scythe - cut with a scythe; "scythe grass or grain" mow, cut down - cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass"

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Translations

مِنْجَل، مِحَشيَحِشُّ، يَقْطَعُ بِمِنْجَل

kosakosit

le

Sensesensenabmähen

δρεπάνι

guadaña

niittääviikate

fauxfaucher

kosa

kasza

orf og ljárslá meî orfi og ljá

falcefalciare

鎌

dalgis

izkaptspļaut

zeis

ljåslå med ljå

kosa

coasă

косакосить

kosa

lieslåslå med lie

tırpantırpanla biçmekkerenti

用长柄大镰刀割长柄大镰刀

scythe

[saɪð]

A. N → guadaña f

B. VT → guadañar, segar

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scythe

[ˈsaɪð] n → faux f

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scythe

n → Sense f

vt → (mit der Sense) mähen; to scythe people down → Menschen niedermähen

vi to scythe through the crowd → durch die Menge pflügen; the motorway scythes through the city → die Autobahn führt mitten durch die Stadt

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scythe

[saɪð]

1. n → falce f

2. vt → falciare

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scythe

(saið) noun

a tool with a long, curved blade for cutting tall grass etc. sens مِنْجَل، مِحَش коса (за косене) foice kosa die Sense le δρεπάνιguadaña vikat داس بزرگ viikate fauxחרמש घास काटने की हासिया, दराती kosa kasza sabit orf og ljár falce かま 큰 낫 dalgis izkapts sabit zeisljåkosa لور ( داس gadanha coasă коса kosa kosa kosa lie เคียว tırpan 長柄大鐮刀 коса لمبے دستے والے درانتی cái liềm 长柄大镰刀

verb

to cut (grass etc) with a scythe. maai يَحِشُّ، يَقْطَعُ بِمِنْجَل кося ceifar kosit abmähen, sensen slå med le θερίζωsegar, guadañar niitma با داس بريدن niittää faucher לִקצוֹר हंसिये से काटना kositi (le)kaszál menyabit slá með orfi og ljá falciare かまで刈る 낫으로 베다 pjauti, kirsti pļaut menyabit maaienslå med ljå, meiekosić په داس کی قطع کول ceifar a cosi косить kosiť kositi kositi slå med lie, meja ตัดหญ้าด้วยเคียว tırpanla biçmek 用長柄大鐮刀割(草等) косити درانتی سے کاٹنا cắt bằng liềm 用长柄大镰刀割（草或农作物）

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