lawn mower

or lawn·mow·er

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noun

a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn.

Origin of lawn mower

First recorded in 1865–70

Also called mower.

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Related Words for lawn mower

mower, cutter, trimmer

Examples from the Web for lawn mower

Contemporary Examples of lawn mower

Enrique Sr. opened a lawn-mower shop and later became a locksmith.
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Evan Wright
June 28, 2012

Historical Examples of lawn mower

We also bought a lawn-mower, the second in the town, and shaved our front yard.
A Daughter of the Middle Border
Hamlin Garland
But mostly he drags the cruel burden of Connor's lawn-mower.
Athalie
Robert W. Chambers
Ranny shuddered now when he thought of what the lawn-mower alone had cost him.
The Combined Maze
May Sinclair
Naturally, it had not seemed necessary to remove the lawn-mower.
Penrod
Booth Tarkington
Bringing the lawn-mower from the side of the house, he began to cut the grass.
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William Heyliger

British Dictionary definitions for lawn mower

lawn mower

noun

a hand-operated or power-operated machine with rotary blades for cutting grass on lawns

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Word Origin and History for lawn mower

also lawn-mower, 1853 as a type of machine to cut grass, from lawn (n.1) + mower.