scythe

A scythe ( or ) is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or reaping crops. It has largely been replaced by horse-drawn and then tractor machinery, but is still used in some areas of Europe and Asia. The Grim Reaper and the Greek Titan Cronus are often depicted carrying or wielding a scythe.

Scythe or scythes may mean:

• Scythe, an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or reaping crops
• Scythes, an ancient Sicilian tyrant
• Scythe (Transformers), a Transformers character
• S.C.Y.T.H.E., a DC Comics supervillain team
• Allen Scythe, a petrol-powered finger-bar mower
• The Scythe (album), an Elvenking album
• "The Scythe" (short story), a 1943 short story by Ray Bradbury
• Scythe Physics Editor, a free software physics modeling program.