I. scythe1 /saɪð/
noun [countable][
Language: Old English;
Origin: sithe]
a farming tool that has a long curved blade attached to a long wooden handle, and is used to cut grain or long grass
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II. scythe2 verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to move through or destroy something quickly and violently:
Bullets scythed through the crowd.2. [transitive] to cut with a scythe
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