Category: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.]