[mow] n [ME, heap, stack, fr. OE muga; akin to ON mugi heap] (bef. 12c) 1: a piled-up stack (as of hay or fodder); also: a pile of hay or grain in a barn
2: the part of a barn where hay or straw is stored
[2]mow vb mowed ; mowed or mown ; mow.ing [ME, fr. OE mawan; akin to OHG maen to mow, L metere to reap, mow, Gk aman] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to cut down with a scythe or sickle or machine b: to cut the standing herbage (as grass) of
2. a (1): to kill or destroy in great numbers or mercilessly "machine guns ~ed down the enemy" (2): to cause to fall: knock down b: to overcome swiftly and decisively: rout "~ed down the opposing team" ~ vi: to cut down standing herbage (as grass) -- mow.er n [3]mow n [ME mowe, fr. MF moue, of Gmc origin; akin to MD mouwe protruding lip] (14c): grimace [4]mow vi (15c): to make grimaces