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Webster 1913 Edition
Haymaker
Hay′makˊer
(hā′mākˊẽr)
, Noun.
1.
One who cuts and cures hay.
2.
A machine for curing hay in rainy weather.
Webster 1828 Edition
Haymaker
HA'YMAKER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
haymaker
haymaker
English
Noun
haymaker (plural haymakers)
- (agriculture) A person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as animal fodder.
- 1853, Charlotte M. Yonge, The Heir of Redclyffe, ch. 7,
- A long rank of haymakers—men and women—proceeded with their rakes, the white shirt-sleeves, straw bonnets, and ruddy faces, radiant in the bath of sunshine.
- 1853, Charlotte M. Yonge, The Heir of Redclyffe, ch. 7,
- (informal, fisticuffs) A particularly powerful punch, especially one which knocks down an opponent, thrown like a scythe chop for cutting hay, as agricultural haymakers used to have strong arms.
- 1997, George Church, "Newt's Day of Deliverance," Time, 20 Jan.,
- The saga of Newt Gingrich's ethics suddenly resembles a brawl between blindfolded boxers who flail away so wildly that each lands a haymaker on his own jaw.
- 1997, George Church, "Newt's Day of Deliverance," Time, 20 Jan.,
- (figuratively, by extension) Any decisive blow, shock, or forceful action.
- 2007, Shawn Tully, "Private equity: End of the golden age?," CNNMoney.com, 18 Jun. (retrieved 10 Sep. 2008),
- The real potential haymaker for the industry is a proposal, now gaining support in Congress, that would tax the profits private equity reaps on selling companies not at the low cap gains rate, but at the regular income tax rate.
- 2007, Shawn Tully, "Private equity: End of the golden age?," CNNMoney.com, 18 Jun. (retrieved 10 Sep. 2008),
References
- "haymaker" at OneLook® Dictionary Search.