reaping machine

noun

1. any of various machines for reaping grain, often fitted with a device for automatically throwing out bundles of the cut grain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reaping machine¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Success was evident, and the English farmers gave three hearty cheers for the American reaping-machine.

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Another invention of which the public have heard no little discussion lately is the reaping machine.

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He and his father would lock themselves up in the shop and work for hours on a reaping machine.

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So was born the famous Marsh harvester, which proved to be the half-way mark in the evolution of the grain-reaping machine.

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How many men has the self-binding reaping machine thrown for a time out of work?

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