copying machine

noun

1. a machine that makes copies of original documents, especially by xerography.

Word History and Origins

Origin of copying machine¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

He writes a beautiful hand, you know; and, I dare say, his mere services as a copying machine are of some value.

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It has a cast-iron lid, secured by a screw and shackles, not unlike a copying machine.

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At the age of twenty-four Petty took out a patent for the invention of a copying machine.

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Being of an ingenious mechanical turn, we find him taking out a patent for a letter-copying machine.

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The copying machine for Mr Secretary Thompson is in hand, and will soon be finished and sent to him.

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