harvest-spider

(hiir’vest-spi’dér), n. Same as {and Pastimes, p. 467. harvestman, 2. 3. The song sung at this festival. harvest-tick (hiir’vest-tik), ». One of several Crown’d with the eares of corne, now come different mites or acarids which are abundant And, to the pipe, sing harvest-home. Herrick. and troublesome late in the summer and in au- We have ploughed, we have sowed, We have reaped, we have mowed, tumn. They attach themselves like ticks to the skin, be- We have brought home every load, come gorged with blood, and occasion much inconve- Hip, hip, hip, Harvest home! nience. They are also called harvest-lice. harvest-mites, Hone's Every-Day Book, IT. 1164. harvest-bugs, and red lice, and were formerly all placed in a spurious genus Leptus, which is composed of the harvesting-machine (hiir’ves-ting-ma-shén’), n. A harvester. See harvester, 2.