lawn mower
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lawn mower
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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It is like putting diesel in a lawn mower.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Last compared managing agents to powering a lawn mower: crank it long enough and it starts running on its own.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
About the size of a riding lawn mower, the machine chews through about eight barrels of batteries an hour, eight times faster than the drum roller method.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025
But tucked into some bushes was a bucket and a toy lawn mower.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025
Then I jogged to the garage and my lawn mower.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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