reaping machine
Example Sentences
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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
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
A few words as to the reaping machine, which contributed more than any other modern implement to the development of agriculture in the past century, may not be out of place.
From History of Farming in Ontario by C. C. (Charles Canniff) James
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 Follett Lamberton Greeno
The boy whose business it was to drive the team of the reaping machine hadn’t come, and Davie was only too proud and happy to be just in his place.
From Eunice by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson
