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Pronunciation : Hay
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. hege: cf. F. haie, of German origin. See Haw a hedge, Hedge.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Hay
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To lay snares for rabbits. Huloet.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Hay
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. hei, AS. h; akin to D. kooi, OHG. hewi, houwi, G. heu, Dan. & Sw. h?, Icel. hey, ha, Goth. hawi grass, fr. the root of E. hew. See Hew to cut. ]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Hay
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cut and cure grass for hay.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913