mowableadj.

Brit.

/ˈməʊəbl/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s moable, 1600s– mowable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mow v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < mow v.¹ + -able suffix.

That can be mown, that allows mowing to take place.In earlier use frequently applied to land suitable for growing grass for hay.

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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [adjective] > reaping or mowing > reapable or mowable

reapable1570

mowable1607

1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue v. 196 Because we speake of upland meddowes, we will accept all mowable grounds in that sence.

1676 in H. W. Richardson York Deeds (Maine) (1887) II. f. 186 The..two Acers of Marsh is mowable.

1793 G. Washington Let. 12 Dec. in Papers (2008) Presidential Ser. XIV. 508 I would give them leases..at the rate of a spanish milled dollar..for every acre of ploughable & mowable ground.

1993 Orlando Sentinel (Nexis) 1 Aug. g3 Sometimes the yard would get so out of control that I would use a sickle to slash the knee-high weeds to a mowable height.

2001 Observer (Electronic ed.) 1 Apr. I was struck by the random, plodding quality to the front gardens... This was a garden as soft pavement—garden as mowable sidewalk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mowable
释义	mowableadj. Brit. /ˈməʊəbl/, U.S. /ˈmoʊəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s moable, 1600s– mowable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mow v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < mow v.¹ + -able suffix. That can be mown, that allows mowing to take place.In earlier use frequently applied to land suitable for growing grass for hay. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [adjective] > reaping or mowing > reapable or mowable reapable1570 mowable1607 1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue v. 196 Because we speake of upland meddowes, we will accept all mowable grounds in that sence. 1676 in H. W. Richardson York Deeds (Maine) (1887) II. f. 186 The..two Acers of Marsh is mowable. 1793 G. Washington Let. 12 Dec. in Papers (2008) Presidential Ser. XIV. 508 I would give them leases..at the rate of a spanish milled dollar..for every acre of ploughable & mowable ground. 1993 Orlando Sentinel (Nexis) 1 Aug. g3 Sometimes the yard would get so out of control that I would use a sickle to slash the knee-high weeds to a mowable height. 2001 Observer (Electronic ed.) 1 Apr. I was struck by the random, plodding quality to the front gardens... This was a garden as soft pavement—garden as mowable sidewalk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1607
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