snath

English

An example of a scythe:
1. Toe
2. Chine
3. Beard
4. Heel
5. Tang
6. Ring
7. Snath or snaith
8. Grips

Alternative forms

• snythe, snathe, snaith, sneath, sneathe, etc.
• sned, sneed

Pronunciation

• IPA: /snæθ/
• Rhymes: -æθ

Noun

snath (plural snaths)

1. The shaft of a scythe.

Translations

shaft of a scythe

• Finnish: viikatteenvarsi (fi)
• German: Sensenwurf (de)
• Japanese: 大鎌の柄 (ja) (おおがまのえ, ōgama no e) (literally "scythe shaft")

• Russian: рукоятка (ru) (rukojátka) f  (косы́), черенок (ru) (čerenók) m  (косы́), косовище (ru) (kosovíšče) n 
• Swedish: orv (sv)

References

• OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams

• Hants, ha'nts
• hasn't
• NHTSA
• shan't, sha'n't