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HAYING
haying, haying time
(noun) the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder
haying
(noun) the harvesting of hay
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
haying
present participle of hay
Noun
haying (plural hayings)
The act of gathering hay.
Source: Wiktionary
HAY
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
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