self-binder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of self-binder
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Such has been the development in reaping machines from the sickle to the self-binder, and in threshing machines from the flail to the modern marvel just described.
From Rural Life and the Rural School by Kennedy, Joseph
It was a mighty task to attempt with their scythes, but there was no self-binder, or even reaper, within many miles.
From The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West by Stead, Robert J. C.
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 Garland, Hamlin
And, far more discouraging, the magical self-binder itself suddenly became ill-humored and refused to form its sheaves properly.
From The Romance of the Reaper by Casson, Herbert Newton
On the other hand, it may be necessary to own a self-binder 110 in order to get the grain harvested at the proper time.
From The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know by Hunt, Thomas Forsyth
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