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
Alright, I’m paraphrasing, but it’s true: A deluge of new franchise installments hitting theaters every year is as sure of a bet as gambling that the grim reaper’s scythe will be razor-sharp.
From Salon • Jan. 3, 2025
In Have a Nice Death, from France’s Magic Design Studios, you wield Death’s scythe as he hacks and slashes his way through the red tape.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2023
“We foreshadow what the Wolf will reveal he is later in the story by having his sickle, or scythe, having that same kind of framing.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2023
With some snooping and sneaking, Stevie, Kevin, and Chloe find out that Einan keeps the soul scythe in his lair, and they find out the lair is in...
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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The Lightning Thief
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