hay
(noun) grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
hay
(verb) convert (plant material) into hay
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Hay
A surname.
• AYH, YHA, Yah, yah
hay (countable and uncountable, plural hays)
(uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.
(countable) Any mix of green leafy plants used for fodder.
(slang) Cannabis; marijuana.
A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially a rabbit.
hay (third-person singular simple present hays, present participle haying, simple past and past participle hayed)
To cut grasses or herb plants for use as animal fodder.
To lay snares for rabbits.
hay (plural hays)
(obsolete) A hedge.
(obsolete) A net placed around the lair or burrow of an animal.
(obsolete) An enclosure, haw.
(obsolete) A circular country dance.
hay (plural hays)
The letter for the h sound in Pitman shorthand.
• AYH, YHA, Yah, yah
Source: Wiktionary
Hay, n. Etym: [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.
Definition: To lay snares for rabbits. Huloet.
Hay, n. Etym: [OE. hei, AS. h; akin to D. kooi, OHG. hewi, houwi, G. heu, Dan. & Sw. hö, Icel. hey, ha, Goth. hawi grass, fr. the root of E. hew. See Hew to cut. ]
Definition: 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 dyspnoea, 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.
Definition: To cut and cure grass for hay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 March 2025
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
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