scythe
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
scythe/sʌɪð/
▶noun a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to one or two short handles. ▶verb
- 1 cut with a scythe.
- 2 move through or penetrate rapidly and forcefully.
– origin OE sīthe, of Gmc origin.
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