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

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reaping machine

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

In the distance the regular click of a reaping machine falls on the breeze.

From When the Birds Begin to Sing by Harold Piffard

I had never seen or formed an idea of a reaping machine until I went to Hutchinson's.

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

The old man came through the underbrush like a reaping machine, and of course the police took after them.

From The Deaves Affair by Hulbert Footner

It was at the time Mr. Hussey was residing in Baltimore that he turned his attention to the idea of a reaping machine and spent his leisure hours in working out his model.

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