MOWING Definition & Meaning

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mowing

[ moh-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

the act of leveling or cutting down grass, grain, etc., with a mowing machine or scythe.
the quantity of grass, grain, etc., cut in a specified period.

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Origin of mowing¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; mow ¹, -ing ¹

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Combine harvesters had been spotted mowing over baby deer and baby elk.

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In Israel, there is a famous saying about counterterrorism, which Israelis euphemistically dub “mowing the grass.”

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Then, down the hillside across a field, he saw it: four horses and their driver mowing a harvested field flat.

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Israel even has a grim term for it: “mowing the grass.”

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He was the guy who was mowing the lawn.

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