Definition of Scything

1. Verb. (present participle of scythe) ¹

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Definition of Scything

1. scythe [v] - See also: scythe

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scything

scytales
scytalone
scytalone dehydratase
scythe
scythed
scythelike
scytheman
scythemen
scyther
scythers
scythes
scythestone
scythestones
scythewhet
scythian
scything (current term)
scytodermata
scæne
scænes
sdaine
sdained
sdaines
sdaining
sdayn
sdayned
sdayning
sdayns
sdeign
sdeigne
sdeigned

Literary usage of Scything

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Critical Review of Theological & Philosophical Literature by Stewart Dingwall Fordyce Salmond (1901)
"In a second edition, however, such a barbarism as " scything," "a peasant scything the grass " should be removed. WB COOPER. ..."

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