scythe (redirected from scything)

scythe  (s)

n.

An implement consisting of a long, curved single-edged blade with a long bent 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 sthe, sickle; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]

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scythe [saɪð]

n

(Engineering / 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

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

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

scythelike  adj

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"

Translations

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 [saɪð]

1. n → falce f

2. vt → falciare

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scythe

n scythe [saið]

a tool with a long, curved blade for cutting tall grass etc. sens مِنْجَل، مِحَش коса (за косене) kosa le die Sense δρεπάνι guadaña vikat داس بزرگ viikate faux חֶרמֵש घास काटने की हासिया, दराती kosa kasza sabit orf og ljár falce かま 큰 낫 dalgis izkapts sabit zeis ljå kosa 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

v

to cut (grass etc) with a scythe. maai يَحِشُّ، يَقْطَعُ بِمِنْجَل кося kosit slå med le abmähen, sensen θερίζω segar, 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 maaien slå med ljå, meie kosić 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 割（草或农作物）