Definition of Mowing

1. n. The act of one who, or the operation of that which, mows.

Definition of Mowing

1. Verb. (present participle of mow) ¹

2. Noun. The activity by which something is mown. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mowing

1. the act of cutting down standing herbage [n -S]

Medical Definition of Mowing

1. Cutting of grasses and forbs mechanically or manually. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mowing

moviola
moviolas
movlog
movlogs
mow
mow down
mowa
mowas
mowburn
mowburned
mowburns
mowburnt
mowed
mower
mowers
mowing (current term)
mowings
mown
mowra
mowras
mows
mowyer
mox nix
moxa
moxalactam
moxas
moxastine
moxibustion
moxibustions
moxidectin

Literary usage of Mowing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1861)
"The manufacturers are told, have been sold and successfully used j claim that a mowing Machine has been produced of lighter draft, and can be afforded to ..."

2. The Genesee Farmer (1849)
"As represented above it is attached to Ketchum's mowing Machine, ... A farmer can use it for mowing; and by attaching the platform it is made a reaping ..."

3. Lawns, and how to Make Them: Together with the Proper Keeping of Putting Greens by Leonard Barron (1910)
"ROLLING, mowing, and watering are the three essential details which require attention every year, and they must be carried out thoroughly year after year, ..."

4. Mother-play and Nursery Songs: Poetry, Music and Pictures for the Noble by Friedrich Fröbel (1898)
"A hint of this already thou art showing In this pleasant little game, 'Grass-mowing.'" Song. Hasten to the meadow, Peter ! Mow the grass, what can be ..."

5. The Horticulturist; Or, An Attempt to Teach the Science and Practice of the by John Claudius Loudon, Loudon (Jane) (1849)
"In mowing corn or long gross, the blade of the scythe may be moved along in a direction in which the plane of the blade forms an acute angle with the ..."

6. The Economic History of the United States by Ernest Ludlow Bogart (1912)
"The owner has already fixed a price in his mind for which he would be willing, and even hopes to sell, believing that with the mowing BY SCYTHE The scythe ..."

7. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1861)
"The manufacturers are told, have been sold and successfully used j claim that a mowing Machine has been produced of lighter draft, and can be afforded to ..."

8. The Genesee Farmer (1849)
"As represented above it is attached to Ketchum's mowing Machine, ... A farmer can use it for mowing; and by attaching the platform it is made a reaping ..."

9. Lawns, and how to Make Them: Together with the Proper Keeping of Putting Greens by Leonard Barron (1910)
"ROLLING, mowing, and watering are the three essential details which require attention every year, and they must be carried out thoroughly year after year, ..."

10. Mother-play and Nursery Songs: Poetry, Music and Pictures for the Noble by Friedrich Fröbel (1898)
"A hint of this already thou art showing In this pleasant little game, 'Grass-mowing.'" Song. Hasten to the meadow, Peter ! Mow the grass, what can be ..."

11. The Horticulturist; Or, An Attempt to Teach the Science and Practice of the by John Claudius Loudon, Loudon (Jane) (1849)
"In mowing corn or long gross, the blade of the scythe may be moved along in a direction in which the plane of the blade forms an acute angle with the ..."

12. The Economic History of the United States by Ernest Ludlow Bogart (1912)
"The owner has already fixed a price in his mind for which he would be willing, and even hopes to sell, believing that with the mowing BY SCYTHE The scythe ..."

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