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Scythe
Scythe Scythe (s[imac]th), n. [OE. sithe, AS. s[=i][eth]e, sig[eth]e; akin to Icel. sig[eth]r a sickle, LG. segd, seged, seed, seid, OHG. segansa sickle, scythe, G. sense scythe, and to E. saw a cutting instrument. See Saw.] [Written also sithe and sythe.] 1. An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use. The sharp-edged scythe shears up the spiring grass. --Dryden. The scythe of Time mows down. --Milton. 2. (Antiq.) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
Scythe
Scythe Scythe, v. t. To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow. [Obs.] Time had not scythed all that youth begun. --Shak.

Meaning of Scythe from wikipedia

- A scythe (/saɪð/ SYDHE) is an agricultural hand tool for mowing gr**** or harvesting crops. It is historically used to cut down or reap edible grains, before...
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- A war scythe or military scythe is a form of pole weapon with a curving single-edged blade with the cutting edge on the concave side of the blade. Its...
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- The scythed chariot was a war chariot with scythe blades mounted on each side. It was emplo**** in ancient times. The scythed chariot was a modified war...
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