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harvest in Ireland during at least the last three centuries has gone on throughout the summer, depending on the crop grown and the seasonal weather. Potatoes, hay, and flax could be harvested during July, while cereal crops were commonly reaped or mown during August and September.
Harvest techniques varied with the crop grown and the period considered. Flax was almost all pulled by hand, while after the 1850s potatoes could be dug mechanically. Before 1850, hay was commonly mown using scythes, while most grain was reaped using toothed sickles or smooth bladed reaping hooks. However, after horsedrawn American reaping/mowing machines were exhibited in Belfast in 1852, and Dublin in 1853, their use spread quickly, the availability of these labour‐saving machines coinciding with a continuing fall in the number of agricultural labourers. By 1895, it was estimated that there were 15,000 such machines in use in Ireland. Before 1800, grain was entirely threshed by hand, but during the early 19th century threshing machines, which removed grain seeds from the straw mechanically, became common. These could be operated manually, or powered using horses, water, or steam. By the 1840s, several Irish foundries (see iron) were manufacturing threshing machines, and by 1875 it was estimated that there were 10,000 horse‐operated machines in Ireland. During the twentieth century, an increasing number of grain‐harvesting tasks came to be carried out in a single operation, first with the introduction of reaper‐binder machines, and later, since the Second World War, with the extensive use of combine harvesters. Jonathan Bell |
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"harvest." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "harvest." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-harvest.html "harvest." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-harvest.html |
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har·vest / ˈhärvist/ • n. the process or period of gathering in crops: helping with the harvest. ∎ the season's yield or crop: a poor harvest. ∎ a quantity of animals caught or killed for human use: a limited harvest of wild mink. ∎ fig. the product or result of an action: in terms of science, Apollo yielded a meager harvest. • v. [tr.] gather (a crop) as a harvest: [as n.] (harvesting) after harvesting, most of the crop is stored in large buildings. ∎ catch or kill (animals) for human consumption or use. ∎ remove (cells, tissue, or an organ) from a person or animal for transplantation or experimental purposes. ∎ fig. gain (something) as the result of an action: the movie has harvested $105.7 million overseas. DERIVATIVES: har·vest·a·ble adj. har·vest·er n. |
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"harvest." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "harvest." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-harvest.html "harvest." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-harvest.html |
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harvest In Palestine the harvest was brought in during May, but could begin earlier and finish later, depending upon the land and the weather. Corn was cut by sickles; threshing was by the treading of un-muzzled oxen (Deut. 25: 4; 1 Cor. 9: 9) and the threshings were tossed into the air so that the wind would scatter the chaff (husks) from the wheat (Ps. 1: 4). The grain was stored in barns (Matt. 6: 26; Luke 12: 18).
Harvest-time is an obvious symbol for the judgement at the end of the age (Gal. 6: 9). |
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "harvest." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "harvest." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-harvest.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "harvest." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-harvest.html |
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harvest the gathering in of crops.
harvest festival a celebration of the annual harvest, especially (in Britain) one held in schools and as a service in Christian churches, to which gifts of food are brought for the poor. harvest home (a festival marking) the gathering in of the final part of the year's harvest. harvest moon the full moon that is seen nearest to the time of the autumn equinox. See also reap the harvest of. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "harvest." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "harvest." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-harvest.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "harvest." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-harvest.html |
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harvest autumn, spec. as the season for gathering the ripened grain OE.; the gathering itself, corn-crop XVI. OE. hærfest = (M)Du. herfst, OHG. herbist (G. herbst autumn), ON. haust :- Gmc. *χarbistaz, *-ustaz, f. *χarb- :- IE. *karp-, as in L. carpere pluck, Gr. karpós fruit.
Hence vb. XIV. harvest-home XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "harvest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "harvest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-harvest.html T. F. HOAD. "harvest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-harvest.html |
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Harvestone season’s yield of any natural product. Examples: harvest of bark, 1880; of captives, 1613; of grouse, 1881; of hate; of honey, 1697; of mice, 1607; of perpetual peace, 1594; of souls. |
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"Harvest." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Harvest." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300806.html "Harvest." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300806.html |
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•harvest • recidivist • archivist
•progressivist • Bolshevist • activist
•collectivist, objectivist, subjectivist
•nativist • prescriptivist • primitivist
•positivist • constructivist • negativist
•relativist
•fauvist, Jehovist
•reservist • linguist
•soliloquist, ventriloquist
•pointillist
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"harvest." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "harvest." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-harvest.html "harvest." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-harvest.html |
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