All 3 Uses
scythe
in
A Long Walk to Water
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- The long grass had to be scythed and hoed under.†
p. 64.3
- They had tools with them, hoes and spades and scythes.†
p. 97.3
- And he returned to his work scything the long grass.†
p. 103.9 *scything = cutting grass with a tool 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)