reaping timen.
/ˈriːpɪŋ ˌtʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈripɪŋ ˌtaɪm/ Harvest time. Also in figurative context.
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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [noun] > harvest-time
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harvest monthc1000
reap-timeOE
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harvest time1362
reaping timea1382
shaking time1658
picking time1799
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1963) 1 Kings xii. 17 Wheþer not repyng tyme [a1425 L.V. heruest] of whete is to day?
a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Matt. xiii. 30 Suffre ȝe hem bothe to wexe in to repyng tyme [c1384 E.V. to rype corne].
1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum xiii. ix. sig. Kk.viv/1 There it is sayde, Iordane filleth the drinkes and the brimmes of his chanell in reaping time.
1583 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (ed. 4) II. 1638/2 So shoulde we..set before vs not the losse of our goodes, libertye and verye lyfe, but the reapyng tyme, the commyng of oure Sauioure Christ to iudgement.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Moisson,..reaping time.
1669 J. Flavell Husbandry Spiritualized i. xiv. 122 Can a little corn cause men to digest so many difficult labours, and make them wait with invincible patience till the reaping time come?
1745 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman VII. i. 111 The larger Kernels that..are full ripe at Reaping-time.
1777 S. Johnson Let. 4 Aug. (1992) III. 46 Reaping time will only be a little later than is usual.
1832 Times 30 July 3/4 It is not improbable that they will strike again in reaping time.
1873 Presbyterian Q. & Princeton Rev. Jan. 117 The reaping time came and the harvest was gathered.
1925 Geogr. Jrnl. 65 291 There are many types of songs and dances, several of them having their special seasons, such as sowing and reaping time.
2000 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 15 Apr. a2/3 When it's reaping time the food cannot stay in the ground.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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