1) Agricultural machinery 
The reaper-binder, or binder, was a farm implement that improved upon the reaper. The binder was invented in 1872 by Charles Withington. In addition to cutting the small-grain crop, it would also tie the stems into small bundles, or sheaves. These sheaves were then `shocked` into conical stooks, resembling small tipis, to allow the grain to dry .....
noun a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves