mowing

Etymology

From Middle English mowynge; equivalent to mow + -ing.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of mow

noun

  1. The activity by which something is mown.
    One gallon costs about $220, covers an acre and lasts through about two mowings. April 20, 2008, Jay Romano, “Got a Mess of Geese? Some Solutions”, in New York Times
  2. Land from which grass is cut.
  3. (in the plural) The grass clippings resulting from mowing.
    You may advantageously use the mowings of the lawn as linings to the bed each time the lawn is mown. 1876, Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen

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