snath
See also: snáth
English
edit1. toe
2. chine
3. beard
4. heel
5. tang
6. ring
7. snath or snathe
8. grip or nib
Alternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom a variant of snead, itself from Middle English snede, from Old English snǣd (“the shaft or handle of a scythe”), akin to Old English snīþan (“to cut”). More at snithe.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsnath (plural snaths)
- The shaft of a scythe.
- 1997, Charles Frazier, chapter 3, in Cold Mountain, London: Hodder and Stoughton, page 71:
- It felt natural to him, holding a scythe in his hands and working with it again […] but the blade clashed on the stone of the foundation and threw a spray of white sparks and broke off close so that he was left holding but the snath.
Translations
editshaft of a scythe
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editReferences
edit- OED 2nd edition 1989
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