— reapable , adj.
/reep/ , v.t.
1. to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
2. to gather or take (a crop, harvest, etc.).
3. to get as a return, recompense, or result: to reap large profits.
v.i.
4. to reap a crop, harvest, etc.
[ bef. 900; ME repen, OE repan, riopan; c. MLG repen to ripple (flax); akin to RIPE ]
Syn. 3. gather, earn, realize, gain, win.