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FARM MACHINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A machine used in farming
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("farm machine" is a kind of...):
machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "farm machine"):
cultivator; tiller (a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture))
harvester; reaper (farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields)
hay conditioner; haymaker (a farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying)
thrasher; thresher; threshing machine (a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw)
