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Definition: sithe
Scythe
\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.]
1. An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by
hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp
edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is
bent into a form convenient for use.
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The sharp-edged scythe shears up the spiring grass.
--Drayton.
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Whatever thing
The scythe of Time mows down. --Milton.
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2. (Antiq.) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war
chariots.
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