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
How many men has the self-binding reaping machine thrown for a time out of work?
From A Short History of English Agriculture by Curtler, W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts)
The Earl of Zetland again referred to the reaping machine.
From Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap by Greeno, Follett Lamberton
On his farm Smith carried out his experiments in deep and thorough draining, and also invented a reaping machine, the subsoil plough and numerous other valuable appliances.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various
The old man came through the underbrush like a reaping machine, and of course the police took after them.
From The Deaves Affair by Footner, Hulbert
