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• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Swath bank — Swath 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• swath — O.E. swæð, swaðu track, trace, band, from P.Gmc. *swathan, *swatho (Cf. O.Fris. swethe boundary made by a scythe, M.Du. swade, Ger. Schwad a row of cut grass ); ulterior connections uncertain. Meaning space covered by the single cut of a scythe… …   Etymology dictionary

• band — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. strip, stripe, filament; brassard; belt, strap; group, crowd; orchestra, brass or military band. See assemblage, music. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A beltlike strip] Syn. ribbon, belt, line, strip, tape,… …   English dictionary for students

• swathe-band — see swath band …   Useful english dictionary

• Jug band — A jug band is a band employing a jug player and a mix of traditional and home made instruments. These home made instruments are ordinary objects adapted to or modified for making of sound, like the washtub bass, washboard, spoons, stovepipe and… …   Wikipedia

• strip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. divest, denude, decorticate, peel, skin, pull off; dismantle; plunder, fleece; dispossess, deprive; disrobe, undress; cut in strips. See stealing, divestment. n. hue, stripe, bend, fillet, shred; lath …   English dictionary for students

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