mower

noun

mow·​er ˈmō(ə)r 

-ōə

plural -s

1

or less commonly mowing machine : an agricultural implement for cutting standing grass or grain or similar produce consisting of a reciprocating knife or sickle operated through guards or fingers and driven by a connecting rod from a crank and of gearing governing the speed of the crank and of dividers to divide the cut produce from the standing produce

2

: lawn mower

Word History

Etymology

mow entry 3 + -er

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Rhymes for mower

• blower
• goer
• grower
• knower
• lower
• rower
• slower
• sower
• thrower
• whistleblower