n.
Pronunciation: ' swäth, ' swo ̇ th
Variant: or swathe \ ' swä th , ' swo ̇ th , ' sw ā th \
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swæth footstep, trace; akin to Middle High German swade swath
Date: 14th century
1 a : a row of cut grain or grass left by a scythe or mowing machine b : the sweep of a scythe or a machine in mowing or the path cut in one course
2 : a long broad strip or belt
3 : a stroke of or as if of a scythe
4 : a space devastated as if by a scythe