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The definition of a scythe is a tool on a handle with a long, sharp, curved metal piece used for cutting grains.

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An example of a scythe is the tool held by the grim reaper.

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noun

a tool with a long, single-edged blade set at an angle on a long, curved handle, used in cutting long grass, grain, etc. by hand

Origin: altered (infl. by L scindere, to cut) < ME sithe < OE sithe, sigthe, scythe, akin to LowG seged < IE base *sek-, to cut > saw, L secare, to cut

transitive verb scythed, scything

to cut with a scythe

See scythe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An implement consisting of a long, curved single-edged blade with a long bent handle, used for mowing or reaping.

transitive verb scythed scythed, scyth·ing, scythes

To cut with or as if with a scythe.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English sithe

Origin: , from Old English sīthe, sickle; see sek- in Indo-European roots

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