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
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 Bridle, Augustus
He did not of course originate the whole self-binder.
From The Romance of the Reaper by Casson, Herbert Newton
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
An improved type of the ordinary reaper of McCormick is the self-binder, now in common use, a machine which not only reaps the stalks of grain but binds them together in sheaves.
From Great Inventions and Discoveries by Piercy, Willis Duff
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