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Webster 1913 Edition
Hay
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
,Verb.
I.
To lay snares for rabbits.
Huloet.
Hay
,Noun.
[OE.
hei
, AS. hēg
; akin to D. hooi
, OHG. hewi
, houwi
, G. heu
, Dan. & Sw. hö
, 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 dyspnœa, 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
, rose 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 new-mown hay. See
Tedder
.Hay
,Verb.
I.
To cut and cure grass for hay.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hay
HAY
,Noun.
Make hay while the sun shines.
To dance the hay, to dance in a ring.
HAY
,Verb.
T.
HAY
,Noun.
1.
A net which incloses the haunt of an animal.HAY
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
Hay
hay
hay
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: hā, IPA(key): /heɪ/
- Homophone: hey
- Rhymes: -eɪ
Noun
hay (countable and uncountable, plural hays)
- (uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.
- Camden
- Make hay while the sun shines.
- C. L. Flint
- Hay may be dried too much as well as too little.
- Camden
- (countable) Any mix of green leafy plants used for fodder.
- (slang) Cannabis; marijuana.
- 1947, William Burroughs, letter, 19 Feb 1947:
- I would like some of that hay. Enclose $20.
- 1947, William Burroughs, letter, 19 Feb 1947:
- A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially a rabbit.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Rowe to this entry?)
- (obsolete) A hedge.
- (obsolete) A circular country dance.
- to dance the hay
Derived terms
terms derived from hay (noun)
Translations
grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder
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Verb
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.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Huloet to this entry?)
Translations
to cut green plants for fodder
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Related terms
References
Webster's Online Dictionary article on hay
Etymology 2
From the sound it represents, by analogy with other letters such as kay and gay. The expected form in English if the h had survived in the Latin name of the letter "h", hā.
Noun
hay (plural hays)
- The letter for the h sound in Pitman shorthand.
Related terms
- aitch, the Latin letter for this sound
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish ha i (“it has there”) (compare Catalan hi ha and French il y a), from ha, third-person singular present of haber (“to have”), + i, from Latin ibī (“there”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ai̯/
- Homophone: ay
Verb
hay
- (Impersonal form) Present indicative form of haber, there is, there are
- Hay dos tiendas que venden películas.
- There are two stores that sell films.
- Hay dos tiendas que venden películas.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hɐj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hɐj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hɐj˧˥]
Adjective
hay
- exciting, interesting
- Phim này hay
- This film is interesting
- Phim này hay
Verb
hay [+ verb]
- to have a habit of (doing something)
- Con hay nói nhiều lắm
- You, child, have a habit of talking too much / You, child, are talkative
- Con hay nói nhiều lắm
Conjunction
hay (là)
- or
- Chọn cái này, hay chọn cái kia
- Choose this one, or choose that one
- Chọn cái này, hay chọn cái kia
Derived terms
- hay là
- ơ hay
- ô hay