English Explanatory Dictionary

combine harvester

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A farm machine that harvests, threshes, and winnows ripe grain.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑmˌbaɪn ˈhɑɹvəstəɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-combine harvester.wav

Word forms

combine harvester combine harvesters

Etymology

So called because it is a single harvester that manages to combine several machines into one, doing several jobs: a reaper component doing the reaping, a thresher component doing the threshing, and a winnower component doing the winnowing.

Synonyms

combine
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