scythed

Variant of scythe

scythe definition

scythe (sīt̸h)

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

Etymology: 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 scyth′·ing

to cut with a scythe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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