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Scythe
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Scythe
A scythe (ð) is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass, or reaping crops. It was largely replaced by horse-drawn and then tractor machinery, but is still used in some areas of Europe and Asia. The Grim Reaper and Death are often depicted carrying or wielding a scythe. ==Etymology== "Scythe" de... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythe
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scythe
[n] - an edge tool for cutting grass 2. [v] - cut with a scythe, as of grass or grain Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=scythe
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Scythe
Scythe (sī&thlig;) noun [ Middle English sithe , Anglo-Saxon sīðe, sigðe ; akin to Icelandic sigðr a sickle, LG. segd , seged , seed , seid , Old High German segansa sickle, scy... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/43
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Scythe
Scythe transitive verb To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow. [ Obsolete] « Time had not scythed all that youth begun.» Shak. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/43
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scythe
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... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?scythe
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scythe
noun 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 Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=scythe
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Scythe
• (n.) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots. • (n.) 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. • (v. t.) ... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/scythe/
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scythe
one of the most important of all agricultural hand tools, consisting of a curved blade fitted at an angle to a long, curved handle and used for ... [1 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/51
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scythe
Harvesting tool with long wooden handle and sharp, curving blade. It is similar to a sickle. The scythe was in common use in the Middle East and Europe from the dawn of agriculture until the early 20th century, by which time it had generally been replaced by machinery. Until the beginning of the 19t... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0022082.html
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Scythe
[disambiguation] Scythe or scythes may mean: ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythe_(disambiguation)
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scythe
1) Blade for blades 2) Edge tool 3) Father time prop 4) Father time's tool 5) Field-clearing tool 6) Grain cutter 7) Grain-cutting tool 8) Grass cutter 9) Grim reaper's tool 10) Prop for the grim reaper 11) Reaper's impleme... Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/scythe/1
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