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sye

nounwork

Long-handled curved blade for harvesting

A long-handled agricultural tool with a curved blade for cutting grass, hay or grain.

Example in use

A'm gaen oot wi the sye.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/SIGH/

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Origin & context

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