Mow1, n.
(mou), n. [Scot. mow, moue, A-S. māwa, māha, mūga, Icel. māgi, māgr, L. Lat. muga, mugio.]
- A heap, mass, or pile of hay or sheaves of grain deposited in a barn.
- The place in a barn where hay or grain in the sheaf is stowed.
6 entries under this word
Mow
Mōw2, v. t.
(mou), v. t. To lay, as hay or sheaves of grain, in a heap or mass in a barn; to pile and stow away.
Mōw3, v. t.
(mo), v. t. [imp. MOWED; p. p. MOWED, or MOWN; p. pr. & vb. n. MOWING.] [A-S. mâwan, O. H. Ger. mâhan, M. H. Ger. mâjen, N. H. Ger. mähen, M. Ger. mêwen, D. maajen, maayen, L. Ger. maien, Dan. meje, Sw. mäja, meja, Fries. mêa, mêda, allied to Lat. metere.]
- To cut down with a scythe, as grass.
- To cut the grass from; as, to mow a meadow.
- To cut down with speed; to cut down indiscriminately, or in great numbers or quantity; to sweep away; as, a discharge of grape-shot mows down whole ranks of men.
Mōw4, v. i.
(mō), v. i. 1. To cut grass; to use the scythe. 2. To perform the business of mowing; to cut and make grass into hay.
Mow5, n.
(mou), n. [Written also moe and mowe.] [Fr. moue, pouting, a wry face; O. D. mouwe, solid flesh, pulp, H. Ger. mauwe; not from mouth.] A wry face. “Makes mock and mow.” Browning.
Mōw6, v. i.
(mou), v. i. To make mouths. [Obs.] “Nodding, becking, and moving.” Tyndale.