scythe

Word family

Related topics: Agriculture

scythe1 /saɪð/ noun [countableC]

TAa farming tool that has a long curved blade attached to a long wooden handle, and is used to cut grain or long grass 长柄大镰刀

Examples from the Corpus

scythe• Jimmy was sitting in the shed sharpening a scythe.• All reaping must be done by hand using sickle and scythe due to the difficulty in using modern machinery.• Joy made one last desperate attempt and produced the most horrendous squeak ever, like a hare caught by a harvest scythe.• As her scythe moved mechanically through the bean field, a sandy-colored hare was startled out of its hiding place.• Throwing down his scythe he scooped up some millet and straightened up.• In one field he heard the hiss of scythes, and on a narrow terrace he saw two men weeding by lamplight.• The scythe of time creates superiority of title as it does seniority of age.

scythe2 verb

1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to move through or destroy something quickly and violently 〔快速凶狠地〕扫过，摧毁

Bullets scythed through the crowd.

一颗颗子弹向人群扫去。

2. [transitiveT] to cut with a scythe 用长柄大镰刀割

Examples from the Corpus

scythe• He would scythe her down if she didn't fit in with his plans.• The first job was to scythe paths through the nettles so the children could play without being stung.

Origin scythe

Old English sithe

scythe1 nounscythe2 verb

Chinese

Corpus

BNC: 19584 COCA: 23647

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Gardening and farming tools and machines: flail, fork, hoe...

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