lawn-mower

A form of lawnmower — A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.

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Meanings

nounlawn-mower (plural lawn-mowers)

plural lawn-mowers

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of lawnmower.

    I left my lawn-mower out, on the lawn, uncovered

    1991, Graham Greene, Travels With My Aunt
    2 more examples

    Nature of rubbish, almost entirely small pieces of grass as found in the box of a lawn-mower

    1864, The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine

    soft rains have teased the daffodils into blossom along the and this morning I heard the first clicking of a lawn-mower.

    1871, The Century: A Popular Quarterly
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