self-binder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of self-binder
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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And then, to make the situation worse, in raising some heavy machinery connected with the self-binder, I strained my side so seriously that I was unable to walk.
From A Son of the Middle Border by Hamlin Garland
Until 1879, the best harvester was a self-binder that tied the sheaves with wire.
From The Romance of the Reaper by Herbert Newton Casson
So, when Deering met John F. Appleby, a stocky mechanic who claimed to have invented a twine self-binder, he at once set him to work upon fifty of the new machines.
From The Romance of the Reaper by Herbert Newton Casson
Now our hired girl gets on the seat of a self-binder and does the whole business.”
From The Romance of the Reaper by Herbert Newton Casson
His code of ethics was evolved from the self-binder, railroaded the long haul by systems that thrive on the tariff.
From The Masques of Ottawa by Augustus Bridle
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