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
He and his father would lock themselves up in the shop and work for hours on a reaping machine.
From The Romance of the Reaper by Casson, Herbert Newton
For the great modern invention of the reaping machine, civilization is indebted to Cyrus Hall McCormick, an American.
From Great Inventions and Discoveries by Piercy, Willis Duff
Obed Hussey and C. H. McCormick, were striving to produce a successful reaping machine for cutting grain and grass, as were many others, before and since.
From Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap by Greeno, Follett Lamberton
How many men has the self-binding reaping machine thrown for a time out of work?
From A Short History of English Agriculture by Curtler, W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts)
