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
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
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
The first reaping machine using the sickle and guard device was known as the "dropper."
From Rural Life and the Rural School by Kennedy, Joseph
In the distance the regular click of a reaping machine falls on the breeze.
From When the Birds Begin to Sing by Piffard, Harold
