Sentence:  The cradled scythes of the Vale of Towey were scarcely known in the Vale of Teivy; and the <WSD>swiving</WSD> method of reaping wheat in the latter, was as little known in the former ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To cut a crop in a sweeping or rambling manner, hence to reap; cut for harvest.