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mower

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mow 1  (mou)
n.
1. The place in a barn where hay, grain, or other feed is stored.
2. A stack of hay or other feed stored in a barn.

[Middle English, stack of hay, from Old English mga.]

mow 2  (m)
v. mowed, mowed or mown (mn), mow·ing, mows
v.tr.
1. To cut down (grass or grain) with a scythe or a mechanical device.
2. To cut (grass or grain) from: mow the lawn.
v.intr.
To cut down grass or other growth.
Phrasal Verb:
mow down
1. To destroy in great numbers as if cutting down, as in battle.
2. To overwhelm: mowed down the opposition with strong arguments.

[Middle English mowen, from Old English mwan; see m-4 in Indo-European roots.]

mower (mr) n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mowermower - garden tool for mowing grass on lawns
blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
garden tool, lawn tool - used for working in gardens or yards
hand mower - a lawn mower that is operated by hand
motor mower, power mower - a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor
Translations
mower [ˈməʊəʳ] N
1. (also lawn mower) → cortacésped m
2. (Agr) (= machine) → segadora f; (= person) → segador(a) m/f

mower [ˈməʊər] n (also lawnmower) → tondeuse f à gazon

mower
n (= person)Mäher m, → Schnitter m (old); (= machine: on farm) → Mähmaschine f; (= lawnmower)Rasenmäher m

mower [ˈməʊəʳ] n (machine) (Agr) → falciatrice f (also lawn mower) → tagliaerba m inv, tosaerba m inv
mower [ˈməʊəʳ] n (machine) (Agr) → falciatrice f (also lawn mower) → tagliaerba m inv, tosaerba m inv

mower جَزَّازَة sekačka græsslåmaskine Mäher μηχανή κουρέματος του γκαζόν segador ruohonleikkuri tondeuse kosilica tagliaerba 草刈り機 풀베는 기계 grasmaaier gressklipper kosiarka cortador de grama, cortador de relva косилка gräsklippare เครื่องตัดหญ้า çim biçme makinesi máy cắt 割草机


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"My roses are yellow," it answered; "as yellow as the hair of the mermaiden who sits upon an amber throne, and yellower than the daffodil that blooms in the meadow before the mower comes with his scythe.
But if this may not be, let the virgins of our people mourn for me as for one cast off, and for the hart that is stricken by the hunter, and for the flower which is cut down by the scythe of the mower.
Some were thickly set with glittering teeth resembling ivory saws; others were tufted with knots of human hair; and one was sickle-shaped, with a vast handle sweeping round like the segment made in the new-mown grass by a long-armed mower.
 
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