mower

Variant of mow

transitive verb, intransitive verb mowed, mowed or mown, mowing

  1. to cut down (standing grass or grain) with a sickle, scythe, lawn mower, etc.
  2. to cut grass or grain from (a lawn, field, etc.)

Origin: ME mowen < OE mawan, akin to Ger mähen < IE base *mē-, *met- > L metere, to mow

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