Reap

rēp, v.t. to cut down, as grain: to clear off a crop: to gather by effort: to receive as a reward: to obtain a harvest.— ns. Reap′er , Reap′man ; Reap′ing-hook , a hook-shaped instrument, with a handle, for cutting grain: a sickle; Reap′ing-machine′ , a machine for cutting grain, drawn by horses, .; Reap′-sil′ver , money paid by feudal tenants as a commutation for their services in reaping the crops. [A.S. rípan , to pluck; Goth. raupjan , Ger. raufen .]