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cutting grass

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noun

  1. a W African name for cane rat

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My best job during my school years was cutting grass at a golf course.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

During the nearly six-minute chat, Pressley joked with Wallen about home maintenance habits — like taking out the trash and cutting grass — to segue into the “SNL” matter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025

The private firm is responsible for cutting grass at the pond, designed to prevent flooding, and maintaining the bordering fence.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2024

A morning jogger running past municipal workers cutting grass in the Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk in the eastern Donetsk region, on May 3.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023

Now the children were set to cutting grass and digging flower beds.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer