Did people keep their grass “mowed”? If they did, how did they do it?

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Before the invention of lawn mowers, did people keep their lawns clean and grass short? If they did how did they do it, and keep the grass even?

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There is always more to be said, but I asked a similar question here that received some good answers from /u/Mrprocrastinaut and /u/snglrthy