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- Dictionaryscythe/sīT͟H/
noun
- 1. a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or wheat, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to which are one or two short handles.
verb
- 1. cut with a scythe: "the grass was scythed at regular intervals"
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SCYTHE definition: 1. a tool with a long, sharp, curved blade and a long handle held in two hands, used especially to…. Learn more.
The meaning of SCYTHE is an implement used for mowing grass, grain, or other crops and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle. How to use scythe in a sentence.
to move very quickly through a group of people or things: The race car left the track at 120 mph and scythed through the crowd of spectators, killing ten.
noun. a manual implement for cutting grass, etc, having a long handle held with both hands and a curved sharpened blade that moves in a plane parallel to the ground.
A scythe is a sharp, curved blade used for mowing or reaping. While farmers use it to cut plants, the grim reaper uses it to, well, scare you to death. In Old English, scythe was spelled siðe .
1. 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. verb transitive Word forms: scythed or ˈscything.
SCYTHE definition: a tool with a long handle and a curved blade that is used to cut tall grass and crops. Learn more.
