sithe

  • 41scythe — scythe1 [saıð] n [: Old English; Origin: sithe] a farming tool that has a long curved blade attached to a long wooden handle, and is used to cut grain or long grass scythe 2 scythe2 v 1.) [I and T] to move through or destroy something quickly and …

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  • 42side — I. , sb. RG. 553 II. , sb. == time. v. Sithe III. , adj. == wide, ample. RG. 117. Wright’s L. P. p. 37. AS. síd …

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  • 43scythe — noun a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to one or two short handles. verb 1》 cut with a scythe. 2》 move through or penetrate rapidly and forcefully. Origin OE sīthe, of …

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  • 44scythe — [[t]saɪð[/t]] n. v. scythed, scyth•ing 1) agr. a tool consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand 2) agr. to cut or mow with a scythe • Etymology: bef. 900; ME sith, OE sīthe,… …

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  • 45scythe — /saɪð / (say suydh) noun 1. an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curved blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for mowing grass, etc., by hand. –verb (scythed, scything) –verb (t) 2. to cut or mow with a scythe. –verb (i) 3. to use a… …

  • 46scythe — n. & v. n. a mowing and reaping implement with a long curved blade swung over the ground by a long pole with two short handles projecting from it. v.tr. cut with a scythe. Etymology: OE sithe f. Gmc …

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  • 47dosithean — dōˈsithēən noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Dositheus, 1st century A.D. Jewish heretic + English an : a member of a Samaritan sect believing in the heretic Dositheus as the Messiah and stressing especially the precepts of the law… …

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  • 48sys — I. plural of sy II. abbreviation system * * * sys(e see see v., sice, sithe n.1, size …

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  • 49sieth — a Shakespearean spelling of ↑scythe * * * sieth variant of sithe v., to strain …

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  • 50sighth — obs. form of sithe, to sigh …

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