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death's chosen accessory, also just a really efficient way to mow a field
means A long, curved single-edged blade fixed to a long handle, swung in sweeping strokes to cut grass or grain by hand.
from From Old English 'siðe' (also spelled 'sigðe'), tracing back to a Germanic root meaning 'to cut,' likely related to the same ancient root that gives us 'saw' and Latin 'secare' (to cut), the source of 'section' and 'sickle.' The silent 'c' in the modern spelling is a later imposter — added by writers who wrongly assumed a link to Latin 'scindere' (to split). So the blade is honest, but the spelling tells a small lie.
- origin
- Curved blade design dates back over 2,000 years
- grim usage
- Death's scythe symbolizes harvesting souls like wheat
- physics
- Long handle lets you cut without bending over
- world record
- Scythers can outpace string trimmers in mowing contests
- upgrade myth
- Scythe evolved from the smaller, one-handed sickle
grim reaper depiction — iconic death symbol in european art since the 14th century black plague era
agricultural hand tool — used for harvesting grain and grass across europe and asia for millennia
war scythe — pole weapon with scythe blade, used by hussite armies in 15th century bohemia