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scythe

noun
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  1. a tool with a long handle and a slightly curved blade (= sharp metal cutting edge), held in two hands and used for cutting long grass, etc.长柄大镰刀Topics Gardensc2
    Word OriginOld English sīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeis and German Sense.

scythe

verb
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[transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they scythe
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he / she / it scythes
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past simple scythed
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past participle scythed
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-ing form scything
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  1. scythe (something) to cut grass, etc. with a scythe用长柄大镰刀割
    • the scent of newly scythed grass新割下的草散发的清香
    Word OriginOld English sīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeis and German Sense.