Meanings
plural scythemen · alternative obsolete sitheman
- One who uses a scythe; a mower.
"Time presses, and in our implied agreement with the old scytheman it is of the essence of contract."
1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, published 1993, page xviii. 2191 more example
Another said that he should be glad to know how the Devonshire trainbands, who had fled in confusion before Monmouth's scythemen, would have faced the household troops of Lewis
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC
Origin
Translations
Irish spealadóir
- spealadóirone who uses a scythe
Polish kosiarz
- kosiarzone who uses a scythe
Turkish tırpancı
- tırpancıone who uses a scythe
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scytheman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scytheman
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