lawn mower

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noun

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

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Also called mower.

Origin of lawn mower

First recorded in 1865–70

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How to use lawn mower in a sentence

Then he just gave up on it—and the lawnmower mowed the lawn by itself.
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Rudimentary drones—unarmed in those days—flew overhead, with one particular model buzzing like a flying lawnmower.
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The lawnmower… was a way to pull the plug on the expectations and turn everything back to normal.
Mad Men Postmortem, Part 2|Jace Lacob|November 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
"Grass awready cut roun' back," responded the amiable voice of Genesis, while the lawnmower ceased not to whir.
Seventeen|Booth Tarkington

It needs little attention from the lawnmower, but makes a thick, velvety carpet.
Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie|Alice B. Emerson
Get behind that lawnmower, young man, if you don't want to be involved in a lawsuit.
Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore
Often, when it was not in use, I walked to the lawnmower and even laid my hand upon the tool-box.
A Mind That Found Itself|Clifford Whittingham Beers
Janet found Patrick sharpening the lawnmower, ready for a days work.
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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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lawn mower

or lawnmower

Origin of lawn mower

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British Dictionary definitions for lawn mower