scythe
agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or reaping crops, with a wide, curved blade, which is wielded with a broad side movement and a twist of the torso to cut the ears gathered in the movement
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scythe
Summary
scythe is a weapon family[1]. scythe ranks in the top 7% of weapon_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,104 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- scythe's instance of is recorded as weapon family[3].
- scythe's instance of is recorded as agricultural tool[4].
- scythe is a type of reaping tool[5].
- scythe is a type of improvised weapon[6].
- scythe is a type of hand tool[7].
- scythe is a type of cold weapon[8].
- scythe is used for harvest[9].
- scythe is used for scything[10].
- scythe is used for weed control[11].
- scythe's Commons category is recorded as Scythes[12].
- scythe comprises blade[13].
- scythe comprises stick[14].
- scythe comprises handle[15].
- scythe's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[16].
- scythe's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
- scythe's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18].
- scythe's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[19].
- scythe's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
- scythe's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[21].
- scythe's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
- scythe's used by is recorded as reaper[23].
- scythe's different from is recorded as Faux[24].
- scythe's different from is recorded as false[25].
- scythe's different from is recorded as Faux-en-Périgord[26].
- scythe's different from is recorded as sickle[27].
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Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include weapon family[3] and agricultural tool[4].
Cultural Significance
Things named for scythe include Therizinosaurus[28], a fossil taxon[29].
Why It Matters
scythe ranks in the top 7% of weapon_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,104 views/month).[2] scythe has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] scythe is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for scythe include Therizinosaurus[28], a fossil taxon[29].