reaping machine
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It is a story about a woman of the farmlands who, when her lover is killed in a reaping machine, marries an unattractive neighbor to father her child.
From Time Magazine Archive
These tough stems blunt the sickles of the reapers and the knives of the reaping machine.
From Wildflowers of the Farm by Cooke, Arthur Owens
And now the platform is empty, and the only sound of life is the whirr of the reaping machine and the voices from the harvest field.
From Leaves in the Wind by Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George)
It is impossible to use a plow, a spade, or a reaping machine without injuring it and, in the end, wearing it out.
From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates
He was also the designer of a reaping machine, and made one and showed it with real corn for his "Benefit" on the stage of the Theatre Royal in 1815.
From Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically by Harman, Thomas T.
