Snath (snăth) noun [ Confer Anglo-Saxon snīðan to cut, to mow, snǣd a bite, bit, snip.] The handle of a scythe; a snead. [ Variously written in England snead , sneed , sneath , sneeth , snathe , etc.; in Scotland written sned Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/131