Swather
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈswɑθɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Swather is a noun meaning A device on a mowing machine or combine harvester that raises uncut grain and marks the edge of the swath.
Meaning
A device on a mowing machine or combine harvester that raises uncut grain and marks the edge of the swath.
More Meanings
- A length of cloth used to swaddle an infant.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- swathers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include awner, self-binder, scalper, whopstraw, mower, windboard.
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