Kammala wannan jumla: Scythemen, wanda aka fi sani da masu ɗaukar sheƙa, shine kalmar da aka yi amfani da ita ga sojoji (sau da yawa manoma da mazauna gari) waɗanda ke sanye da madaidaiciyar sheƙa. Da farko ya bayyana a cikin
Kościuszko Tashin hankali na 1794, scythemen da sauri ya zama ɗaya daga cikin alamomin gwagwarmayar neman 'yancin Poland.