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
From a distant cornfield came the busy rattle of a reaping machine.
From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis
He rejoiced that Mr. Hussey's reaping machine was now in the hands of a jury of Cleveland farmers.
From Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap by Greeno, Follett Lamberton
At the opening of this century it was thought that a successful reaping machine had been invented, and a reward had been voted by Parliament to its author.
From Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap by Greeno, Follett Lamberton
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.
