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lawn mower

noun

: a machine for cutting grass on lawns

Examples of lawn mower in a Sentence

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Personal property This covers any equipment left on site to maintain the rental, like a lawn mower. Liz Knueven, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025 To mulch leaves, use a lawn mower or leaf shredder to cut up your leaves into small pieces and then pile them up around your plants. Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025 Yarbo Lawn Mower Module With the Lawn Mower module, the same Yarbo base becomes a smart lawn mower—demonstrating Yarbo’s multi-season versatility. New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025 The more-rickety RVs belong to the avocado smearers and lawn mower operators. Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 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 8 Dec. 2025.

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lawn mower

noun
: a machine for cutting grass on lawns

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