Snathe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /sneɪð/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Snathe is a verb meaning (UK, archaic) To lop; to prune.
Meaning
(UK, archaic) To lop; to prune.
More Meanings
- To snatch.
- Alternative form of snath (“shaft of a scythe”).
Example Sentences
The resulting scythe is heavier and more difficult to use than a bent snathe.
The fair dame was able to snathe the best candidates— She pathed good souls to the noble way and educates.
Mine is an old ridge-backed twenty-eight-inch blade that I inherited with the place and set on a new snathe.
Before the patent of Peirce, the nibs of scythes had been clumsily fastened to the snathe by means of an iron ring, tightened by wedges.
Word Forms
- snathes
- snathing
- snathed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include snag, snithe, shrub, snuff, backsaw, whang.
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