lawn mower

noun

: a machine for cutting grass on lawns

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Participating stores will also offer free assembly and delivery on grills and push lawn mowers over $399. Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2025 The system is adjustable to different blade types and styles, enabling him to sharpen anything from machetes, axes and lawn mower blades to scissors and steak and bread knives. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025 Clean up can be done with a rake, leaf vacuum, leaf blower, or mulching lawn mower. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025 Clear debris from your lawn mower. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lawn mower

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 15 Nov. 2025.

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lawn mower

noun
: a machine for cutting grass on lawns

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