0 a machine that is used for joining together pieces of cloth, with a needle that is operated either by turning a handle or by electricity --
1 a machine you use to sew pieces of cloth together --
Obviously, an industrial sewing machine would be tax-free, but not a sewing machine for domestic use.
She managed to sign on the dotted line for an electric sewing machine which would have kept a whole school going.
They are the same make and the same operation of electric sewing machine.
I find it very difficult to understand why the homely, hand-driven or foot-pedalled sewing machine should be singled out for tax.
I knew what she was making; she was helping to make a sewing machine.
The quantity of electricity required to drive a sewing machine is negligible compared with the cost of a suit of clothes.
A sewing machine is a great asset to a young married couple on a low income scale.
A sewing machine can last for twenty years.