reaping machine

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of reaping machine

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

It is a story about a woman of the farmlands who, when her lover is killed in a reaping machine, marries an unattractive neighbor to father her child.

From Time Magazine Archive

But a reaping machine, though used by the husband in the business by which he supports his family, is not a legitimate item of family expense, nor can a plow be included therein.

From Legal Status of Women in Iowa by Wilson, Jennie L. (Jennie Lansley)

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

From The Romance of the Reaper by Casson, Herbert Newton

The knife-fingers and general arrangements and operation of the cutting apparatus are found in the reaping machine of O. Hussey, patented 31st Dec.,

From Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap by Greeno, Follett Lamberton

Obed Hussey and C. H. McCormick, were striving to produce a successful reaping machine for cutting grain and grass, as were many others, before and since.

From Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap by Greeno, Follett Lamberton