"scything" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scythings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scything (plural scythings)
  1. The act of using a scythe.
    Sense id: en-scything-en-noun-ZD6pnpjn
  2. The mown material left after using a scythe.
    Sense id: en-scything-en-noun-PDQPLdBF

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} scything
  1. present participle and gerund of scythe Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: scythe
    Sense id: en-scything-en-verb-ACxg76ip Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 24 71

Inflected forms

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