scythe 
scythe [scythe scythes scythed scything] 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.
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