grass cutter

grass cutter
noun
1. : one that cuts grass: as
b. : a machine or device for cutting grass (as a lawn mower or a scythe)
2. slang
a. : a hard-hit basball that skims the ground

sent a grass cutter to the shortstop who fumbled it

b. : a low-flying airplane

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grass cutter,
1. a person or thing that cuts grass.
2. Baseball. a fast grounder that travels across the field almost without a bounce: »

Nagle…belted a grass cutter that caromed off another woman's ankle (Time).

3. U.S. Slang. a hedgehopping airplane.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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