Swath
[swɒθ] or [sweð]
Definition
(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.
Editor: Wendell--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Inputed by Hilary
Definition
n. a line of grass or corn cut by the scythe: the sweep of a scythe.—adj. Swath′y.
Typed by Clint
Examples
- There was a broad swath in the snow where the man dragged with a scarlet streak along one side of it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- With the cradle the cut swath could be laid down neatly for drying preparatory to being bound into bundles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This machine was pushed from behind, and, with a swath of five feet, cut an acre in an hour. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Editor: Martin