SWATHS
Noun
swaths
plural of swath
Source: Wiktionary
SWATH
Swath, n. Etym: [AS. swa a track, trace; akin to D. zwaad, zwad,
zwade, a swath of grass, G. schwad, schwaden; perhaps, originally, a
shred. Cf. Swathe, v. t.]
1. A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in
mowing or cradling.
2. 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.
3. A band or fillet; a swathe. Shak. Swath bank, a row of new-mown
grass. [Prov. Eng.]
SWATH
Swath, n. Etym: [AS. swa a track, trace; akin to D. zwaad, zwad,
zwade, a swath of grass, G. schwad, schwaden; perhaps, originally, a
shred. Cf. Swathe, v. t.]
1. A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in
mowing or cradling.
2. 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.
3. A band or fillet; a swathe. Shak. Swath bank, a row of new-mown
grass. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition