The Only Use of
scythe
in
Fahrenheit 451
- The, bombardment was to all intents and purposes finished, once the jets had sighted their target, alerted their bombardier at five thousand miles an hour; as quick as the whisper of a scythe the war was finished.†
p. 151.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(scythe) a tool for cutting grass that has a curved blade and a long handle that is held with both hands
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, scythe can be used as a verb to reference the cutting of weeds or tall grasses (such as hay or wheat) with a scythe. Metaphorically, the verb form can be used to describe cutting through anything as in "scythed through the problems in less than a week."