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.

Nearby words

lawmaker, lawman, lawn, lawn bowling, lawn chair, lawn mower, lawn party, lawn sleeves, lawn tennis, lawndale, lawrence

Origin of lawn mower

First recorded in 1865–70

Also called mower.

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Examples from the Web for lawn mower

Enrique Sr. opened a lawn-mower shop and later became a locksmith.
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A few moments later, as Sube was trundling the lawn-mower out of the barn door he was hailed by Sim.
Sube Cane|Edward Bellamy Partridge
"I'll need to have the lawn-mower sharpened; it may be needed at any moment by the neighbors," said her brother Dan.
Bud|Neil Munro
Through a bleak mist he saw the lawn-mower, garden hose, and beetle-black car dance together in hideous nightmare.
The Rest Hollow Mystery|Rebecca N. Porter

Old Middenboro, the lawn-mower pony, stumped across the paddock and hung his sorrowful head over the fence.
Rewards and Fairies|Rudyard Kipling
Naturally, it had not seemed necessary to remove the lawn-mower.
Penrod|Booth Tarkington

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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