Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - scythe
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Scythe
scythe
I. noun Etymology: Middle English sithe, from Old English sithe; akin to Old English sagu saw — more at saw Date: before 12th century an implement used for mowing (as grass) and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle II. verb (~d; scything) Date: circa 1580 intransitive verb to use a ~ transitive verb to cut with or as if with a ~ scything cornstalks
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n. & v. --n. a mowing and reaping implement with a long curved blade swung over the ground by a long pole with two short handles projecting from it. --v.tr. cut with a scythe. Etymology: OE sithe f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(scythes, scything, scythed) 1. A scythe is a tool with a long curved blade at right angles to a long handle. It is used to cut long grass or grain. N-COUNT 2. If you scythe grass or grain, you cut it with a scythe. Two men were attempting to scythe the long grass. VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a farming tool that has a long curved blade fixed to a long wooden handle, and is used to cut grain or long grass ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. siрe, sigрi, from P.Gmc. *segitho, from PIE base *sek- "cut." The sc- spelling is early 15c., from influence of L. scissor "carver, cutter" and scindere "to cut." The verb is from 1597. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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