harvest home
Americannoun
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the bringing home of the harvest.
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the time of harvesting or of gathering in the harvest.
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an English festival celebrated at the close of the harvest.
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a song sung as the harvest is brought home.
noun
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the bringing in of the harvest
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a harvest supper
Etymology
Origin of harvest home
First recorded in 1565–75
Example Sentences
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Farmers wait for the perfect weather window, then crank up the combine, whatever the day or the hour, to get the harvest home.
From BBC
Instead, Dommes had scheduled a consultation with Backyard Eats, a young Philadelphia company that helps people build, plant, maintain and even harvest home vegetable gardens.
From Seattle Times
They also have a winery and cider brand of the same name — visit their taproom and bottle shop to bring more of the harvest home.
From Salon
Your other friend was so very kind at our little harvest home.
From Project Gutenberg
The shroud would become a robe of glory, the funeral procession a harvest home, and the grave would mark the end of sorrow, the beginning of eternal joy.
From Project Gutenberg
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