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# scythe

noun (scythes)

«scythe» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A long curved blade on a long handle, swung to cut grass or corn. Old pictures of Father Time also show him carrying one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scythe/#m1)

### In the lessons

in the stories, farm workers and rough folk carry scythes, and Time is shown holding one

### Examples

- Farmers cut the long grass with a scythe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scythe/#x1)
- Some men came with scythes and pitch-forks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scythe/#x2)
- Old Time is often drawn as an old man leaning on a scythe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scythe/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scythe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scythe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scythe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scythe.html) on Mova free.