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hay
CIDE DICTIONARY
- A hedge. [1913 Webster]
- A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially of a rabbit. Rowe. [1913 Webster]
hay, v. i.
To lay snares for rabbits. Huloet. [1913 Webster]
hay, n. [OE. hei, AS. h; akin to D. hooi, OHG. hewi, houwi, G. heu, Dan. & Sw. hö, Icel. hey, ha, Goth. hawi grass, fr. the root of E. hew. See Hew to cut.].
Grass cut and cured for fodder. [1913 Webster]
"Make hay while the sun shines." [1913 Webster]
"Hay may be dried too much as well as too little." [1913 Webster]
hay, v. i.
To cut and cure grass for hay. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hay, n. & v.
--n. grass mown and dried for fodder.
--v.
1 intr. make hay.
2 tr. put (land) under grass for hay.
3 tr. make into hay.
--n. grass mown and dried for fodder.
--v.
1 intr. make hay.
2 tr. put (land) under grass for hay.
3 tr. make into hay.
Idiom
hay fever an allergy with catarrhal and other asthmatic symptoms, caused by pollen or dust. make hay of throw into confusion. make hay (while the sun shines) seize opportunities for profit or enjoyment.
hay, n. (also hey)
1 a country dance with interweaving steps.
2 a figure in this.
1 a country dance with interweaving steps.
2 a figure in this.
Etymology
obs. F haie
THESAURUS
hay
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