scythe blade

scythe blade
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English-Chinese Dictionary of Agriculture (英汉农业大词典). 2013.

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  • Scythe — For the ancient Sicilian tyrant, see Scythes. A scythe (PronEng|ˈsaɪð, from Old English siðe Oxford English Dictionary 1933] .) is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or reaping crops. It was largely replaced by horse drawn and then… …   Wikipedia

  • Scythe — (s[imac]th), n. [OE. sithe, AS. s[=i][eth]e, sig[eth]e; akin to Icel. sig[eth]r a sickle, LG. segd, seged, seed, seid, OHG. segansa sickle, scythe, G. sense scythe, and to E. saw a cutting instrument. See {Saw}.] [Written also {sithe} and {sythe} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scythe — [sīth] n. [altered (infl. by L scindere, to cut) < ME sithe < OE sithe, sigthe, scythe, akin to LowG seged < IE base * sek , to cut > SAW1, L secare, to cut] a tool with a long, single edged blade set at an angle on a long, curved… …   English World dictionary

  • scythe — ► NOUN ▪ a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole. ► VERB 1) cut with a scythe. 2) move through or penetrate rapidly and forcefully. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • scythe — [ saıð ] noun count a tool used for cutting long grass or grain, consisting of a wooden handle and a long curved metal blade …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • scythe — 1. noun /ˈsaɪð/ a) An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with the concave edge sharped, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use. b) A… …   Wiktionary

  • Blade — For other uses, see Blade (disambiguation). Knife blades A blade is that portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with a cutting edge and/or a pointed tip that is designed to cut and/or puncture, stab, slash, chop, slice, thrust, or scrape animate… …   Wikipedia

  • scythe — scytheless, adj. scythelike, adj. /suydh/, n., v., scythed, scything. n. 1. an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand. v.t. 2. to cut or mow with a… …   Universalium

  • scythe — [[t]sa͟ɪð[/t]] scythes, scything, scythed 1) N COUNT A scythe is a tool with a long curved blade at right angles to a long handle. It is used to cut long grass or grain. 2) VERB If you scythe grass or grain, you cut it with a scythe. [V n] Two… …   English dictionary

  • scythe — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sithe, from Old English sīthe; akin to Old English sagu saw more at saw Date: before 12th century an implement used for mowing (as grass) and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • scythe — scythe1 [saıð] n [: Old English; Origin: sithe] a farming tool that has a long curved blade attached to a long wooden handle, and is used to cut grain or long grass scythe 2 scythe2 v 1.) [I and T] to move through or destroy something quickly and …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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