broadsword vs scythe

broadsword

noun
  • A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt. 

  • A person armed with such a sword. 

  • A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it. 

  • Synonym of longsword 

scythe

noun
  • An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath. 

  • The tenth Lenormand card. 

  • A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots. 

verb
  • To attack or injure as if cutting. 

  • To use a scythe. 

  • To cut with a scythe. 

  • To cut off as with a scythe; to mow. 

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