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scything Definition


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scythe
noun
    1. A tool with a wooden handle and a large curved blade, for cutting tall crops or grass by hand with a sweeping action.
verb
    scythed, scything
    1. To cut with a scythe.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon sithe.



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