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Hay Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hay? [n] grass mowed and cured for use as fodder Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hay: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hay: acid \| antidepressant \| ataractic \| barley \| bird seed \| bran \| bring in \| cat food \| chicken feed \| chop \| corn \| crop \| crop herbs \| cut \| DET \| diethyltryptamine \| dig \| dimethyltryptamine \| DMT \| dog food \| eatage \| ensilage \| feed \| fodder \| forage \| gage \| ganja \| gather \| gather in \| glean \| grabble \| grain \| grass \| hallucinogen \| harvest \| hash \| hashish \| hemp \| joint \| kava \| LSD \| marijuana \| Mary Jane \| mash \| meal \| mescal \| mescal bean \| mescal button \| mescaline \| mind-altering drug \| mind-blowing drug \| mind-expanding drug \| morning glory seeds \| mow \| nut \| oats \| pasturage \| pasture \| pet food \| peyote \| pick \| pluck \| pot \| provender \| psilocin \| psilocybin \| psychedelic \| psychic energizer \| psychoactive drug \| psychochemical \| psychotomimetic \| reap \| reap and carry \| reefer \| roach \| scratch \| scratch feed \| silage \| slops \| stick \| STP \| straw \| swill \| tea \| THC \| tranquilizer \| weed \| wheat See Also \| fodder \| timothy Hay In Webster's Dictionary \Hay\, n. [AS. hege: cf. F. haie, of German origin. See {Haw} a hedge, {Hedge}.] 1. A hedge. [Obs.] 2. A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially of a rabbit. --Rowe. {To dance the hay}, to dance in a ring. --Shak. \Hay\, v. i. To lay snares for rabbits. --Huloet. \Hay\, n. [OE. hei, AS. h?g; akin to D. kooi, OHG. hewi, houwi, G. heu, Dan. & Sw. h["o], Icel. hey, ha, Goth. hawi grass, fr. the root of E. hew. See {Hew to cut}. ] Grass cut and cured for fodder. Make hay while the sun shines. --Camden. Hay may be dried too much as well as too little. --C. L. Flint. {Hay cap}, a canvas covering for a haycock. {Hay fever} (Med.), nasal catarrh accompanied with fever, and sometimes with paroxysms of dyspn[oe]a, to which some persons are subject in the spring and summer seasons. It has been attributed to the effluvium from hay, and to the pollen of certain plants. It is also called {hay asthma}, {hay cold}, and {rose fever}. {Hay knife}, a sharp instrument used in cutting hay out of a stack or mow. {Hay press}, a press for baling loose hay. {Hay tea}, the juice of hay extracted by boiling, used as food for cattle, etc. {Hay tedder}, a machine for spreading and turning newmown hay. See {Tedder}. \Hay\, v. i. To cut and cure grass for hay.

Hay Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hay?

[n] grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hay:

See Also | fodder | timothy

Hay In Webster's Dictionary

\Hay\, n. [AS. hege: cf. F. haie, of German origin. See
{Haw} a hedge, {Hedge}.]
1. A hedge. [Obs.]

2. A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially of a
   rabbit. --Rowe.

{To dance the hay}, to dance in a ring. --Shak.


\Hay\, v. i.
To lay snares for rabbits. --Huloet.


\Hay\, n. [OE. hei, AS. h?g; akin to D. kooi, OHG. hewi,
houwi, G. heu, Dan. & Sw. h["o], Icel. hey, ha, Goth. hawi
grass, fr. the root of E. hew. See {Hew to cut}. ]
Grass cut and cured for fodder.

      Make hay while the sun shines.           --Camden.

      Hay may be dried too much as well as too little. --C.
                                               L. Flint.

{Hay cap}, a canvas covering for a haycock.

{Hay fever} (Med.), nasal catarrh accompanied with fever, and
   sometimes with paroxysms of dyspn[oe]a, to which some
   persons are subject in the spring and summer seasons. It
   has been attributed to the effluvium from hay, and to the
   pollen of certain plants. It is also called {hay asthma},
   {hay cold}, and {rose fever}.

{Hay knife}, a sharp instrument used in cutting hay out of a
   stack or mow.

{Hay press}, a press for baling loose hay.

{Hay tea}, the juice of hay extracted by boiling, used as
   food for cattle, etc.

{Hay tedder}, a machine for spreading and turning newmown
   hay. See {Tedder}.


\Hay\, v. i.
To cut and cure grass for hay.

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