SCYTHE
Scythe
A scythe is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or reaping crops. It was largely replaced by horse-drawn and then tractor machinery, but is still used in some areas of Europe and Asia. The Grim Reaper and the Greek Titan Cronus are often depicted carrying or wielding a scythe.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Scythe
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scythe
Noun
- An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with the concave edge sharped, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use.
- A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
Verb
- To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.
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