(~s, scything, ~d)
1.
A ~ is a tool with a long curved blade at right angles to a long handle. It is used to cut long grass or grain.
N-COUNT
2.
If you ~ grass or grain, you cut it with a ~.
Two men were attempting to ~ the long grass.
VERB: V n
(~s, scything, ~d)
1.
A ~ is a tool with a long curved blade at right angles to a long handle. It is used to cut long grass or grain.
N-COUNT
2.
If you ~ grass or grain, you cut it with a ~.
Two men were attempting to ~ the long grass.
VERB: V n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012