grasscutter

[ gras-kuht-er, grahs- ]

/ ˈgræsˌkʌt ər, ˈgrɑs- /

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.

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First recorded in 1850–55; grass + cutter

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
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
In a moment, recognizing the catastrophe, the grass-cutter gave his best attention to the victim of his fear, but in vain.
A Civil Servant in Burma|Herbert Thirkel White
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

Towards evening he walks to the Bodhi-tree and meets a grass-cutter who offers him grass to make a seat.
Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3)|Charles Eliot