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Definition of Hay

1. Noun. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.

2. Verb. Convert (plant material) into hay.

Definition of Hay

1. n. A hedge.

2. v. i. To lay snares for rabbits.

3. n. Grass cut and cured for fodder.

4. v. i. To cut and cure grass for hay.

Definition of Hay

1. to convert into hay (grass, cut and dried for fodder) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Hay

1. 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, 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. Origin: OE. Hei, AS. Hg; akin to D. Kooi, OHG. Hewi, houwi, G. Heu, Dan. & Sw. Ho, Icel. Hey, ha, Goth. Hawi grass, fr. The root of E. Hew. See Hew to cut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hay

hawseholes hawsepipe hawsepipes hawser hawsers hawser bend hawses hawsing hawthorn hawthorn

Hawthorne Hawthorne effect hawthorns hawthorny hay (current term) hay (current term) hay-scented hay-scented fern Hayastan hayband

haybands haybird haybox hayboxes haycock haycocks Haydn haye hayed Hayek

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