SNATHE

Etymology

Verb

snathe (third-person singular simple present snathes, present participle snathing, simple past and past participle snathed)

(UK, dialect) To lop; to prune.

Noun

snathe (plural snathes)

Alternative form of snath (“shaft of a scythe”)

Anagrams

• Athens, hasten, sneath, thanes

Source: Wiktionary


Snathe, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Icel. snei to cut into alices, sni to cut; akin to AS. besn, sni, G. schneiden, OHG. snidan, Goth. snei to cut, to reap, and E. snath, snithe.]

Definition: To lop; to prune. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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