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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
scythe \scythe\ simacth, n. oe. sithe, as. simacethe,
sigethe; akin to icel. sigethr 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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see also:
saw sithe sythe
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sith \sith\, sithe \sithe\, n. as. ??? a path, way, time,
occasion.
time. obs. --chaucer.
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and humbly thanked him a thousand sithes. --spenser.
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- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sithe \sithe\, v. i. cf. sigh.
to sigh.
note: a spelling of a corrupt and provincial pronunciation.
1913 webster
see also:
sigh
- [4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sithe \sithe\, n.
a scythe. obs. --milton.
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- [5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sithe \sithe\, v. t.
to cut with a scythe; to scythe. obs.
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