Swath

[Swath]

A swath was originally the long narrow space created by a single swing of a scythe in a field of grass or corn as the cutter moved through it. Nowadays it is used more figuratively to mean any kind of path someone makes.

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A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling.

Noun
a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)

Noun
the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine


v. t.
A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling.

v. t.
The whole sweep of a scythe, or the whole breadth from which grass or grain is cut by a scythe or a machine, in mowing or cradling; as, to cut a wide swath.

v. t.
A band or fillet; a swathe.


Swath

Swath , n. [AS. swau a track, trace; akin to D. zwaad, zwad, zwade, a swath of grass, G. schwad, schwaden; perhaps, originally, a shred. Cf. Swathe, v. t.] 1. A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling. 2. The whole sweep of a scythe, or the whole breadth from which grass or grain is cut by a scythe or a machine, in mowing or cradling; as, to cut a wide swath. 3. A band or fillet; a swathe. Shak. Swath bank, a row of new-mown grass. [Prov. Eng.]

A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling.

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