lawn mower

or lawn·mow·er

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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Examples from the Web for lawnmower

Contemporary Examples of lawnmower

Then he just gave up on it—and the lawnmower mowed the lawn by itself.
How ‘Transcendence’ Director Wally Pfister Became Christopher Nolan’s Secret Weapon
Andrew Romano
April 17, 2014
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

Historical Examples of lawnmower

Janet found Patrick sharpening the lawnmower, ready for a days work.
The Curlytops at Silver Lake
Howard Roger Garis
"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

British Dictionary definitions for lawnmower

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 lawnmower

lawn mower

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