lawn mower

noun

: a machine for cutting grass on lawns

Examples of lawn mower in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That includes lawn mowers, chain saws and welding torches. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2024 That’s easy ― the highest setting on your lawn mower. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2024 Nearby, someone was on a lawn mower, cutting grass. Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024 And he’d been released from a different jail three days before the girls’ attack after serving 60 days for stealing a lawn mower from Kmart. Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for lawn mower 

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Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lawn mower was in 1858

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“Lawn mower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawn%20mower. Accessed 29 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

lawn mower

noun
: a machine for cutting grass on lawns

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