Scythe

Scythe

A scythe ( /ˈsaɪð/) is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass, or reaping crops. It was largely replaced by horse-drawn and then tractor machinery, but is still used in some areas of Europe and Asia. The Grim Reaper and the Greek god Cronus are often depicted carrying or wielding a scythe.

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Famous quotes containing the word scythe:

    “Old Day the gardener seemed
    Death himself, or Time, scythe in hand
    by the sundial and freshly-dug
    grave in my book of parables.”
    —Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    “this scythe that mows down kings
    Exempts no meaner mortal things.”
    —Francis Beaumont (1584-1616)

    “The scythe that advances forever and never needs whetting.”
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)