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snath
[ snath ]
noun
- the shaft or handle of a scythe.
snath
/ sneɪð; snæθ /
noun
- the handle of a scythe
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of snath1
1565–75; unexplained variant of snead ( Middle English snede, Old English ²õ²ÔÇ£»å )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of snath1
C16: variant of earlier snead, from Old English ²õ²ÔÇ£»å, of obscure origin
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Example Sentences
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Above the blade of a scythe were arranged a set of fingers projecting from a post in the scythe snath.
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The column moved forward solemnly, in a line like a scythe snath, and, reaching the corner, began to waver.
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Joe took his snath from the place where it had lain since they left Missouri and fitted a scythe to it.
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At length, to his great joy, it was well ground from heel to point, and its master fastened it to the snath.
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"Now, you must be a good boy, and help the women," said he, driving the wedge which married the scythe to the snath.
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