grasscutter

[ gras-kuht-er, grahs- ]

noun

a device used to cut grass, as a lawn mower.
Baseball. a ground ball that travels with great speed across the infield close to and barely touching the turf.

Origin of grasscutter

First recorded in 1850–55; grass + cutter

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"Where's the grass-cutter," I shouted, jumping off him in about as great a fury as I ever was in.
All on the Irish Shore | E. Somerville and Martin Ross
Two syces, or grooms for one pair of horses (the allowance being one syce and one grass-cutter to every horse).
Forty Thousand Miles Over Land and Water | Lady (Ethel Gwendoline [Moffatt]) Vincent
I keep one grass-cutter for every two horses— Pada dua-dua ekor kuda sahaya upah tukang-rumput saorang.
A Manual of the Malay language | William Edward Maxwell
The first shot wounded a poor grass-cutter of the 8th Native Cavalry through the leg.
Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp | John Shipp
Of course, there wasn't anything for a grass-cutter like me to do in the hills but swing a pick.
They of the High Trails | Hamlin Garland

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