Definitions for: Swath


[n] a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
[n] the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine



Webster (1913) Definition: Swath (sw[add]th; 277), n. [AS. swa[eth]u 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.]

Synonyms: belt

See Also: course, path, space, track

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