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
But a reaping machine, though used by the husband in the business by which he supports his family, is not a legitimate item of family expense, nor can a plow be included therein.
From Legal Status of Women in Iowa by Wilson, Jennie L. (Jennie Lansley)
Mr Bell of Toronto exhibited his excellent plough, straw-cutter, and reaping machine.
From History of Farming in Ontario by James, C. C. (Charles Canniff)
The Earl of Zetland again referred to the reaping machine.
From Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap by Greeno, Follett Lamberton
Then there was Cyrus McCormick, who invented the reaping machine.
From The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman
