(a) A trace; a mark, scar [1st quot.]; (b) a row of cut grain, grass, etc. left by a mower; also, the space covered by a sweep of the mower's scythe; (c) a measure of land, a longitudinal division of a field, perh. orig. reckoned by the breadth of the swing of a scythe; (d) in surnames and place names [see Smith PNElem.2.170].