What does "swath" mean?
Swath: The whole sweep of a scythe, or the whole breadth from which grass or grain is cut by a scythe or a machine, in mowing or cradling; as, to cut a wide swath.
Additional senses
- 2.A band or fillet; a swathe. Shak. Swath bank, a row of new-mown grass. [Prov. Eng.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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