noun a scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
2. scythe ·vt to cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.
3. scythe ·noun an instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use.