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: an implement used for mowing grass, grain, or other crops and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle
scythed; scything
: to use a scythe
: to cut with or as if with a scythe
scything cornstalks
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David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
The patch shows a large alligator skull with its jaws open wide next to a hooded skeleton holding a scythe.
—Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Later in the half, Marco Bizot was sent off for scything down Jacob Murphy after charging out of his goal with Newcastle on a fast break.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Kiffin, in many ways, swung the scythe that signaled the spring game’s apparent demise.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
The patch shows a large alligator skull with its jaws open wide next to a hooded skeleton holding a scythe.
—Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
Most people were short and slight due to childhood malnutrition, and diseases scythed regularly through their weak immune systems.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Later in the half, Marco Bizot was sent off for scything down Jacob Murphy after charging out of his goal with Newcastle on a fast break.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Scythe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scythe. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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