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mow⋅er

[moh-er]

Origin:
1400–50; late ME: one who mows; see mow 1 , -er 1

lawn mower

–noun
a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn.
Also called mower.


Origin:
1865–70

mowing machine

[moh-ing]
–noun
a machine for mowing or cutting down grass, grain, etc.
Also called mower.


Origin:
1815–25, Americanism
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mow 2   (mō)   
v.   mowed, mowed or mown (mōn), mow·ing, mows

v.   tr.
  1. To cut down (grass or grain) with a scythe or a mechanical device.

  2. To cut (grass or grain) from: mow the lawn.

v.   intr.
To cut down grass or other growth.
Phrasal Verb(s):
mow down
  1. To destroy in great numbers as if cutting down, as in battle.

  2. To overwhelm: mowed down the opposition with strong arguments.


[Middle English mowen, from Old English māwan; see mē-4 in Indo-European roots.]
mow'er (mō'ər) n.
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