mower

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“
She with pride would tell That he was often seated at his loom In summer, ere the mower was abroad Among the dewy grass--in early spring Ere the last star had vanish'd.

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  1. One who mows. And the milkmaid singeth blithe, And the mower whets his sithe. Milton, L'Allegro, l. 66.
  2. A mowing-machine.
  3. Front-cut mower a mowing-machine in which the cutting mechanism is in front, and the team or power which impels it is behind. Except for clover-headers and lawn-mowers, this arrangement has not been much used in modern machines. Also called propeller-mower.
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  • I purchased a new L130 tractor / lawn mower, the mower deck has been a problem belts coming off the spindles and bearins sheves. at one point I took it to another dealer in same city.
  • I only hope that one day they call me to say the mower is fixed and to come and get it.
  • I own this mower, my husband knows exactly what is wrong with it, the part we need, etc, but we can not get it anywhere but the dealer.
  • Almost since the first use we have had nothing but trouble with this mower which is a Saber Model.
  • This mower was a supreme disappointment to him in his last years.
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  1. from Middle English mowere, mawer, from Anglo-Saxon *māwere, from māwan, mow: see mow and-cr.
  2. from mow + -er.
 

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