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noun
any of various foot-operated or electric machines for sewing or making stitches, ranging from machines with a shuttle for a spool of thread and a needle for sewing garments to industrial machines for sewing leather, book pages together, etc.
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Origin of sewing machine
An Americanism dating back to1840ā50
Words nearby sewing machine
sewer pill, sewin, sewing, sewing circle, sewing cotton, sewing machine, sewing needle, sewing silk, sewing table, sewn, sewn binding
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British Dictionary definitions for sewing machine
sewing machine
noun
any machine designed to sew material. It is now usually driven by electric motor but is sometimes operated by a foot treadle or by hand
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