swather
US/ˈswɑθɚ/
swather noun: a device on a mowing machine or combine harvester that raises uncut grain and marks the edge of the swath.
Noun
swather (plural swathers)
- A device on a mowing machine or combine harvester that raises uncut grain and marks the edge of the swath.
- A length of cloth used to swaddle an infant.
- Swathers should be for ever abolished. Why did they put them on? Because they fancied an infant could not hold itself together. They did not hold themselves together any better for being squeezed in that manner.1890, Leartus Connor, The American Lancet, volume 14, page 416
Forms of swather
| plural | swathers |
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Origin of swather
From swath + -er.
Questions about swather
- What does swather mean?
- Swather means a device on a mowing machine or combine harvester that raises uncut grain and marks the edge of the swath.
- What part of speech is swather?
- Swather is a noun.
- How do you pronounce swather?
- Swather is pronounced /ˈswɑθɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of swather?
- The plural of swather is swathers.
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