Scythe



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 大镰刀
• ［英］ n. 大镰刀 ( an implement used for mowing)
• ［类］ scythe : reaper / axe : woodcutter ( 收割者的工具是镰刀 / 伐木工的工具是斧头)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English sithe, from Old English sīthe; akin to Old English sagu saw — more at saw
• Date: before 12th century
• an implement used for mowing (as grass) and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle

II. verb (scythed; scything)

• Date: circa 1580
• intransitive verb
  • to use a scythe
• transitive verb
  • to cut with or as if with a scythe <scything cornstalks>

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