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swath definition

swath (swät̸h, swôt̸h)

noun

  1. the space or width covered with one cut of a scythe or other mowing device
  2. Rare a stroke with a scythe
  3. a line or row of grass, wheat, etc. cut in one course by a scythe, mower, etc.
  4. a long strip, track, or belt of any particular kind

Etymology: ME swathe < OE swathu, a track, akin to Ger schwade, space covered by a scythe swing: for IE base see swathe

swath Idioms

cut a wide swath

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to make an ostentatious display or forceful impression

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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