self-binder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of self-binder
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Germany takes a toll of $11 on every self-binder, and Austria takes $25.
From The Romance of the Reaper by Casson, Herbert Newton
David M. Osborne backed a new self-binder, lost a million, and died of heartbreak.
From The Romance of the Reaper by Casson, Herbert Newton
The labor-saving machinery now manufactured for road-building is just as effectual and necessary as the modern mower, self-binder, and thrasher.
From The Future of Road-making in America by Hulbert, Archer Bulter
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 Casson, Herbert Newton
They had been up with the sun: by half-past seven it was time to put the self-binder to bed in the field; by eight, or soon after, many were in bed themselves.
From 'Murphy' A Message to Dog Lovers by Gambier-Parry, Ernest
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