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Definition of Hand mower
1. Noun. A lawn mower that is operated by hand.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hand Mower
Literary usage of Hand mower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Universal Etymological English Dictionary ...by Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1756)
"... a hand that is a little hard, without barking or beating upon the hand.
MOWER (macan, Sex.) one who cuts town grafs. ..."
2. The Wheel of Wealth: Being a Reconstruction of the Science and Art of by John Beattie Crozier (1906)
"... of cutting the grass on the lawn in front of his house, when a scythe or
ordinary hand mower would do practically all that was wanted, and at less cost. ..."
3. The Illustrated Annual Register of Rural Affairs and Cultivator Almanac for by John Jacob Thomas (1870)
"A hand-mower, for smaller places, will occasionally require a roller besides.
If well prepared, the lawn will not need manure for a long time. ..."
4. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1867)
"The merry click of the mowing machine, the graceful and athletic swing of the
hand mower, and the white shirts that dotted the fields, were attractive and ..."
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