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• lawn mower — also lawn mower, 1853 as a type of machine to cut grass, from LAWN (Cf. lawn) (1) + MOWER (Cf. mower) …   Etymology dictionary

• Lawn mower — Lawn Lawn (l[add]n), n. [OE. laund, launde, F. lande heath, moor; of Celtic origin; cf. W. llan an open, clear place, llawnt a smooth rising hill, lawn, Armor. lann or lan territory, country, lann a prickly plant, pl. lannou heath, moor.] 1. An… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lawn mower — n. a hand propelled or power driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn …   English World dictionary

• lawn mower — lawn .mower n a machine that you use to cut grass …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Lawn mower — A typical modern gasoline powered push mower. A riding mower or ride on …   Wikipedia

• lawn mower — n. to operate, work a lawn mower * * * work a lawn mower to operate …   Combinatory dictionary

• lawn-mower — noun A lawnmower. Nature of rubbish, almost entirely small pieces of grass as found in the box of a lawn mower …   Wiktionary

• lawn mower — lawn mow|er [ lɔn ,mour ] noun count a machine used to cut grass …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lawn mower — lawn′ mow er n. cvb a machine for cutting grass • Etymology: 1865–70 …   From formal English to slang

• lawn mower — noun garden tool for mowing grass on lawns • Syn: ↑mower • Derivationally related forms: ↑mow (for: ↑mower) • Hypernyms: ↑garden tool, ↑lawn tool …   Useful english dictionary

• lawn mower — a hand operated or motor driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn. Also called mower. [1865 70] * * * …   Universalium