catching harvest

A dangerous time for a robbery, when many persons are on the road, on account of a horse-race, fair, or some other public meeting.

Catching
·adj Captivating; alluring. II. Catching ·adj Infectious; contagious. III. Catching ·noun The act ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Harvest
·vt To reap or gather, as any crop. II. Harvest ·noun The product or result of any exertion or labo...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Harvest
The season for gathering grain or fruit. On the 16th day of Abib (or April) a handful of ripe ears o...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Harvest
[Agriculture] ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Fly-catching
·adj Having the habit of catching insects on the wing. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Harvest-home
·noun The opportunity of gathering treasure. II. Harvest-home ·noun The gathering and bringing home...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
harvest-moon
The full moon nearest the autumnal equinox, when for several successive evenings she rises at the sa...

The Sailor's Word-Book
bird-catching plant
n. a New Zealand shrub ortree, Pisonia brunoniana, Endl., N.O. Nyctagineae; Maori name, Parapara. ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
black-bird catching
The slave-trade. ...

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