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

Then came rapid development of the reaping machine.

From Rural Life and the Rural School by Kennedy, Joseph

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

Through it was introduced the first reaping machine into Ireland.

From What's the Matter with Ireland? by Russell, Ruth

For the great modern invention of the reaping machine, civilization is indebted to Cyrus Hall McCormick, an American.

From Great Inventions and Discoveries by Piercy, Willis Duff