swath
noun
- the space or width covered with one cut of a scythe or other mowing device
- Rare a stroke with a scythe
- a line or row of grass, wheat, etc. cut in one course by a scythe, mower, etc.
- a long strip, track, or belt of any particular kind
See swath in American Heritage Dictionary 4
swath
nouna. The width of a scythe stroke or a mowing-machine blade.
b. A path of this width made in mowing.
c. The mown grass or grain lying on such a path.
- Something likened to a swath; a strip.
Origin: Middle English swathe, from Old English swǽth, track.
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