scythe
noun
[ sʌɪð ]
• a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to one or two short handles.
scythe
verb
• cut with a scythe.
• "the grass was scythed at regular intervals"
Origin:
Old English sīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeis and German Sense .
