As nouns the difference between polearm and scythe
is that polearm is a close quarter combat weapon with the main fighting part of the weapon placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood while scythe is an instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with the concave edge sharped, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use.
As a verb scythe is
to cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.
polearm
English
(Pole weapon)
Alternative forms
* pole arm
Noun
(
en noun)
A close quarter combat weapon with the main fighting part of the weapon placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood.
Synonyms
* pole weapon
Hyponyms
* poleaxe, pole hammer
See also
* battle axe
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* halberd
Anagrams
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scythe
Alternative forms
* (l) (archaic)
* (l) (archaic)
Noun
(
en noun)
An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with the concave edge sharped, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use.
A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
Verb
(scyth)
To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.
Anagrams
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