a manual implement for cutting grass, etc, having a long handle held with both hands and a curved sharpened blade that moves in a plane parallel to the ground
verb
2. (transitive)
to cut (grass, etc) with a scythe
Derived forms
scythelike (ˈscytheˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
Old English sigthe; related to Old Norse sigthr, Old High German segansa