sythe

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A form of scythe — An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath.

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Meanings

nounsythe (plural sythes)

plural sythes

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of scythe.
verbsythe (third-person singular simple present sythes, present participle sything, simple past and past participle sythed)

present singular third person sythes · participle present sything · participle past sythed · past sythed

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of scythe.
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APA

sythe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sythe

MLA

“sythe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sythe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sythe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sythe.

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