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scythe

Pronunciation: /sʌɪð/

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Definition of scythe

noun

  • a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to one or two short handles.

verb

[with object]
  • cut with a scythe: the grass was scythed at regular intervals the first job was to scythe paths through the nettles figurativeyou may want hardy infantry troops to scythe down the opposition
  • [no object, with adverbial] move through or penetrate something rapidly and forcefully:attacking players can scythe through defences

Origin:

Old English sīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeis and German Sense

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