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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.]
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Noun1.mowermower - garden tool for mowing grass on lawns
lawn mower
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
Spanish mower [ˈməuəʳ] n (also: lawnmower) → cortacésped m
French mower [ˈməuəʳ] mow n (also: lawnmower) → tondeuse f à gazon
German mower [ˈməuəʳ] mow n (also: lawnmower) → Rasenmäher m
Italian mower [ˈməuəʳ] n (also: lawn mower) → tagliaerba m inv
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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.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Wilde, Oscar View in context
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.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
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.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
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