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scythe

/ˈsaɪð/ noun B2
  1. 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.
  2. A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
  3. The tenth Lenormand card.

Plural scythes

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Till the shining scythes went far and wide
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 12 · C1
When the scythe is stoned again,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 22 · C1

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