lawn mower

Origin

lawn mower

noun
a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn.
Also, lawn·mow·er.
Also called mower.


Origin:
1865–70
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lawn mower
 
n
a hand-operated or power-operated machine with rotary blades for cutting grass on lawns

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lawn mower
also lawn-mower, 1869, from lawn + mower (see mow (v.)).
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