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mow·er
/
ˈmoʊ
ər
/
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[
moh
-er
]
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noun
1.
lawn mower
.
2.
mowing machine
.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English:
one who mows; see
mow
1
,
-er
1
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mow
1
(məʊ)
—
vb
,
mows
,
mowing
,
mowed
,
mowed
,
mown
1.
to cut down (grass, crops, etc) with a hand implement or machine
2.
(
tr
) to cut the growing vegetation of (a field, lawn, etc)
[Old English
māwan;
related to Old High German
māen,
Middle Dutch
maeyen
to mow, Latin
metere
to reap, Welsh
medi
]
'mower
1
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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mower
mid-15c., agent noun from
mow
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