TIL I learned that failed reading comprehension.
The European equivalents of the machete are the billhook, and the faghook, or sickle The scythe is a tool specially adapted for cutting vegetation at ground level. There is no other reason for its existence: it is useless at hand height and (unlike the machete) very unwieldy as a weapon. Initially it was probably designed for grass; but as pasture became harder to find, and livestock were increasingly fed on different kinds of straw, the importance of cutting oats, barley and other grains close to the ground became more important and the scythe began to replace the sickle as a way of harvesting crops.
- Faghook is a term for a sickle
- Sickles are not scythes
TIL I learned that @huwhite failed reading comprehension.
>The European equivalents of the machete are the billhook, and the faghook, or sickle The scythe is a tool specially adapted for cutting vegetation at ground level. There is no other reason for its existence: it is useless at hand height and (unlike the machete) very unwieldy as a weapon. Initially it was probably designed for grass; but as pasture became harder to find, and livestock were increasingly fed on different kinds of straw, the importance of cutting oats, barley and other grains close to the ground became more important and the scythe began to replace the sickle as a way of harvesting crops.
1. Faghook is a term for a sickle
2. Sickles are not scythes
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