scythe [scythescythesscythedscything] noun, verb BrE [saɪð] NAmE [saɪð] noun a tool with a long handle and a slightly curved blade, used for cutting long grass, etc.
Word Origin: Old English sīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeis and German Sense.
verb transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to cut grass, etc. with a ↑scythe •the scent of newly scythed grass Verb forms:
Word Origin: Old English sīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeis and German Sense.
