[scythe] n [ME sithe, fr. OE sithe; akin to OE sagu saw--more at saw] (bef. 12c): an implement used for mowing (as grass) and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle
[2]scythe vb scythed ; scyth.ing vi (ca. 1580): to use a scythe ~ vt: to cut with or as if with a scythe