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

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

A few words as to the reaping machine, which contributed more than any other modern implement to the development of agriculture in the past century, may not be out of place.

From History of Farming in Ontario by James, C. C. (Charles Canniff)

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)

Mr Bell of Toronto exhibited his excellent plough, straw-cutter, and reaping machine.

From History of Farming in Ontario by James, C. C. (Charles Canniff)