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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCYTHE, A wrong spelling. [See Sythe.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground v
1: cut with a scythe; "scythe grass or grain"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English sithe, from Old English s?the; 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 II. verb (scythed; scything) Date: circa 1580 intransitive verb to use a scythe transitive verb to cut with or as if with a scythe <scything cornstalks>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. a mowing and reaping implement with a long curved blade swung over the ground by a long pole with two short handles projecting from it. --v.tr. cut with a scythe. Etymology: OE sithe f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. The sharp-edged scythe shears up the spiring grass. --Dryden. The scythe of Time mows down. --Milton. 2. (Antiq.) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Scythe Scythe, v. t. To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow. [Obs.] Time had not scythed all that youth begun. --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(scythes, scything, scythed) 1. 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. N-COUNT 2. If you scythe grass or grain, you cut it with a scythe. Two men were attempting to scythe the long grass. VERB: V n