See also: snáth

English

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An example of a scythe:
1. toe
2. chine
3. beard
4. heel
5. tang
6. ring
7. snath or snathe
8. grip or nib

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Etymology

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From 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

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Noun

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snath (plural snaths)

  1. 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.

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See also

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  • haft, the handle of any of various tools
  • helve, the handle of any of various tools

References

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  • OED 2nd edition 1989

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