Scythe

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.

II. Scythe ·vt To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to Mow.

III. Scythe ·noun An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use.