mower
AmericanEtymology
Origin of mower
1400–50; late Middle English: one who mows; see mow 1, -er 1
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
Lawn mower racing was dreamt up in 1973 at a pub in Wisborough Green by a group of friends bemoaning the state of motorsport and commercialisation.
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025
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
I still had the sound of the mower in my ears so I couldn’t hear the set.
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
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