All 3 Uses of
scythe
in
Gulliver's Travels
- Whereupon seven monsters, like himself, came towards him with reaping-hooks in their hands, each hook about the largeness of six scythes.†
Chpt 2
- Her knives were twice as long as a scythe, set straight upon the handle.†
Chpt 2 *
- ] I used to attend the king's levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber's hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.†
Chpt 2
Definition:
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(scythe) a tool for cutting grass that has a curved blade and a long handle that is held with both hands
(See this Google Images link for scythe to see samples.)