reaping machine

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

In the distance the regular click of a reaping machine falls on the breeze.

From When the Birds Begin to Sing by Harold Piffard

For the great modern invention of the reaping machine, civilization is indebted to Cyrus Hall McCormick, an American.

From Great Inventions and Discoveries by Willis Duff Piercy

Indeed the most unqualified approval was given by the gentlemen present, to the applicability of the reaping machine to the purposes for which it is designed.

From Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap by Follett Lamberton Greeno

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