scythe
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A scythe is a hand tool with a long curved blade attached to a long handle, traditionally used for cutting grass, grain, and other crops by swinging motions. It matters because it has been a fundamental agricultural tool for centuries, allowing people to harvest crops efficiently before the advent of modern machinery.
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- Use
- The mowing action
- Sharpening
- History
- In national cultures
- In art
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A scythe (, rhyming with writhe) is an agricultural hand-tool for mowing grass or harvesting crops. It was historically used to cut down or reap edible grains before they underwent the process of threshing. Horse-drawn and then tractor machinery largely replaced the scythe, but it is still used in some areas of Europe and Asia, especially in Yakutia, Siberia. Reapers are bladed machines that automate the cutting action of the scythe, and sometimes include subsequent steps in preparing the grain or the straw or hay.