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Mow :: Mow (v. t.) To cut down, as grass, with a scythe or machine..

Scythe :: Scythe (n.) 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..

Sithed :: Sithed (a.) Scythed.

Edge :: Edge (v. t.) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc..

Swath :: Swath (v. t.) A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling.

Reap :: Reap (v. t.) To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting..

Cradle :: Cradle (n.) An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath..

Strickle :: Strickle (n.) An instrument for whetting scythes; a rifle.

Sithe :: Sithe (n.) A scythe.

Scythe :: Scythe (n.) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.

Heel :: Heel (n.) The part of any tool next the tang or handle; as, the heel of a scythe..

Wedge :: Wedge (v. t.) To fasten with a wedge, or with wedges; as, to wedge a scythe on the snath; to wedge a rail or a piece of timber in its place..

Scythemen :: Scythemen (pl. ) of Scythema.

Scythed :: Scythed (a.) Armed scythes, as a chariot..

Rifle :: Rifle (n.) A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes..

Nib :: Nib (n.) One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon..

Scythestone :: Scythestone (n.) A stone for sharpening scythes; a whetstone.

Stubbled :: Stubble (n.) The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or sickle..

Scythewhet :: Scythewhet (n.) Wilson's thrush; -- so called from its note.

Thole :: Thole (n.) The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath..

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