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SWATHER
Etymology
Noun
swather (plural swathers)
A device on a mowing machine or combine harvester that raises uncut grain and marks the edge of the swath
Anagrams
• thawers, wreaths
Source: Wiktionary
Swath"er, n. Etym: [See Swath, n.] (Agric.)
Definition: A device attached to a mowing machine for raising the uncut fallen grain and marking the limit of the swath.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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