An obsolete British slang euphemism for the penis, playing on an agricultural metaphor — the scythe being a curved, penetrating implement. Typical of the bawdy, metaphorical wit of 17th–18th century British vulgar slang, which frequently borrowed from farming, weaponry, and tools for sexual double entendres. The term has no modern currency and is primarily of historical linguistic interest, appearing in period literature and historical slang dictionaries. Tone was likely humorous rather than coarse.
The bawdy broadside made liberal use of 'nature's scythe' in its verse, much to the amusement of its tavern readership.
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(slang, UK, obsolete) The penis.
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