English-Thai Dictionary

scythe

N เคียว ด้าม ยาว  เคียว ตัด หญ้า ด้าม ยาว  sickle shears billhook kiao-dam-yao

 

scythe

VT เกี่ยว ด้วย เคียว  cut shear glean reap kaio-duai-kiao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCYTHE

A wrong spelling. [See Sythe. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SCYTHE

Scythe (sith ), n. Etym: [OE. sithe, AS. si \'ebe, sigthe; akin to Icel. sigthr a sickle, LG. segd, seged, seed, seid, OHG. segansa sickle, scythe, G. sense scythe, and to E. saw a cutting instrument. See Saw. ] [Written also sithe and sythe. ]

 

1. 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. The sharp-edged scythe shears up the spiring grass. Dryden. The scythe of Time mows down. Milton.

 

2. (Antiq.)

 

Defn: A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.

 

SCYTHE

SCYTHE Scythe, v. t.

 

Defn: To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow. [Obs. ] Time had not scythed all that youth begun. Shak.

 

SCYTHED

SCYTHED Scythed, a.

 

Defn: Armed scythes, as a chariot. Chariots scythed, On thundering axles rolled. Glover.

 

SCYTHEMAN

Scythe "man, n.; pl. Scythemen (.

 

Defn: One who uses a scythe; a mower. Macaulay.

 

SCYTHESTONE

SCYTHESTONE Scythe "stone `, n.

 

Defn: A stone for sharpening scythes; a whetstone.

 

SCYTHEWHET

SCYTHEWHET Scythe "whet `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Wilson's thrush; -- so called from its note. [Local, U.S.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

scythe

scythe |sīT͟H saɪð | ▶noun a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or wheat, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to which are one or two short handles. ▶verb [ with obj. ] cut with a scythe. • [ no obj. ] move through or penetrate something rapidly and forcefully: attacking players can scythe through defenses. ORIGIN Old English sīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeis and German Sense .

 

Oxford Dictionary

scythe

scythe |sʌɪð | ▶noun 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. ▶verb [ with obj. ] cut with a scythe. • [ no obj., with adverbial ] move through or penetrate something rapidly and forcefully: attacking players can scythe through defences. ORIGIN Old English sīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeis and German Sense .

 

French Dictionary

scythe

scythe adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Relatif aux Scythes, peuple de l ’Antiquité qui habitait le sud de la Russie d ’aujourd ’hui. Note Orthographique sc y t h e.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

scythe

scythe /saɪð /名詞 C (柄の長い )草刈りがま, 大がま (!死や時を象徴する場合がある ) .動詞 他動詞 〈小麦 草など 〉を大がまで刈る (down, off ).自動詞 大がまを使う [で刈る ].