scythe
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He also cut the hay at the end of summer, initially trying with a scythe - Poldark-style - but ultimately finding a small tractor does the trick in a less backbreaking way.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
He took up a scythe against the Confederate walking dead in “Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies,” also from 2012.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024
This year, the garden staff wielded a scythe, too.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023
She quickly wields her talent for sizing up men like a scythe, cutting him off at the knees, or maybe a few inches higher, before he can further ruin her solace.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2023
“You can protect other buildings that are threatened,” the young scythe said, “but you’ll let this entire compound burn to the ground.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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