scythe
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Synonyms: scathe, sythe, swythe, stythe, smythe, scyth, scyths
Antonyms: scathe, sythe, swythe, stythe, smythe, scyth, scyths
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Noun
- An instrument for [[mow]]ing [[grass]], [[grain]], etc. by hand, composed of a long, [[curving]] [[blade]] with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a [[snath]]. {{defdate|before 10th century}}
- {{lb|en|historical}} A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient [[war]] [[chariot]]s.
- {{lb|en|cartomancy}} The tenth [[Lenormand]] card.
Verb
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To use a [[#Noun|scythe]]. {{defdate|from 1570s}}
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cut]] with a [[#Noun|scythe]]. {{defdate|from 1570s}}
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cut off]] as with a [[#Noun|scythe]]; to [[mow]]. {{defdate|from 1590s}}
- {{lb|en|intransitive|figurative|often with '''through'''}} To [[attack]] or [[injure]] as if [[cut]]ting.
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