snath
/snæθ/
snath noun: the shaft of a scythe.
Noun
snath (plural snaths)
- The shaft of a scythe.
- It felt natural to him, holding a scythe in his hands and working with it again […] but the blade clashed on the stone of the foundation and threw a spray of white sparks and broke off close so that he was left holding but the snath.1997, Charles Frazier, chapter 3, in Cold Mountain, London: Hodder and Stoughton, page 71
snath meaning in Tamil
snath in Tamil
- அரிவாள் கைப்பிடி
Forms of snath
| plural | snaths |
|---|---|
| alternative form | snythe |
| alternative form | snathe |
| alternative form | snaith |
| alternative form | sneath |
| alternative form | sneathe |
| alternative form | sned |
| alternative form | sneed |
Origin of snath
From a variant of snead, itself from Middle English snede, from Old English snǣd (“the shaft or handle of a scythe”), akin to Old English snīþan (“to cut”). More at snithe.
Words that rhyme with snath
Questions about snath
- What does snath mean?
- Snath means the shaft of a scythe.
- What is snath in Tamil?
- Snath in Tamil is அரிவாள் கைப்பிடி. See Snath meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is snath?
- Snath is a noun.
- How do you pronounce snath?
- Snath is pronounced /snæθ/.
- What is the plural of snath?
- The plural of snath is snaths.
Words near snath in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: snath (page history and authors); snath (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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