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the machine that turns Sunday peace into a war against grass that always wins
means A machine or person that cuts grass, grain, or other vegetation by slicing it down at the base.
from From the verb "mow," which goes back to Old English "māwan," to cut down grain or grass with a blade — a word with deep Germanic roots, a cousin of words across the old Northern tongues and ultimately tied to the same ancient source that gives us "meadow" (literally a place that gets mowed). For most of its life the mower was a man swinging a scythe at dawn; only in the 19th century, after the invention of the lawn mower, did the word lean toward the rattling machine we curse on weekends.
- first patent
- Edwin Budding invented it in 1830
- speed records
- fastest mower hits 143 mph
- emissions
- one hour mowing rivals a 100-mile car trip
- injuries
- sends 80,000 Americans to ER yearly
- inspiration
- copied from cloth-trimming carpet machines
john deere model a — first mass-produced tractor-mower, introduced 1934, revolutionized american farming
jacobsen greensmaster — golf course reel mower, precision cutting standard since 1921 pebble beach
flymo hover mower — air-cushion mower invented 1964 by karlton hovmoller, changed lawn care