The Only Use
scythe
in
The Grapes of Wrath
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- A man may stand to use a scythe, a plow, a pitchfork; but he must crawl like a bug between the rows of lettuce, he must bend his back and pull his long bag between the cotton rows, he must go on his knees like a penitent across a cauliflower patch.†
Chpt 19scythe = a tool for cutting grass that has a curved blade and a long handle that is held with both hands
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; or the process of cutting with such a tool
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)