薙なぐ

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

cut down; mow down; scythe

Used for cutting grass, weeds, or similar vegetation with a sweeping motion, typically using a sickle or scythe. Often implies clearing an area.

• 庭にわの草くさを鎌かまで薙ないだ。

  I cut down the weeds in the garden with a sickle.

• 彼かれは大おお鎌がまで草くさを薙なぐのが上手じょうずだ。

  He is good at mowing grass with a scythe.