mowing machine
[moh-ing]
- a machine for mowing or cutting down grass, grain, etc.
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Origin of mowing machine
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
Also called mower.
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Historical Examples of mowing machine
He ran toward the mowing-machine, waving his hands and shouting.
Bobby of Cloverfield FarmHelen Fuller Orton
He attempted to remove a bunch of grass that had clogged the sickle of a mowing-machine.
Birth of a ReformationAndrew Byers
A mowing-machine wheel is keyed to the outer end of the tumbling rod.
Farm MechanicsHerbert A. Shearer
If you look at a mowing-machine, you will see it is nothing but a lot of shears.
Acres of DiamondsRussell H. Conwell
After this I grow weeds or clover, but use a mowing-machine.
The AppleVarious