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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HAY, n. Grass cut and dried for fodder; grass prepared for preservation.
Make hay while the sun shines.
To dance the hay, to dance in a ring.
HAY, v.t. To dry or cure grass for preservation.
HAY, n. A hedge.
1. A net which incloses the haunt of an animal.
HAY, v.t. To lay snares for rabbits.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: grass mowed and cured for use as fodder v
1: convert (plant material) into hay

Merriam Webster's

I. biographical name John Milton 1838-1905 American statesman II. geographical name river 530 miles (853 kilometers) Canada in N Alberta & S Northwest Territories flowing NE into Great Slave Lake

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English hey, from Old English h?eg; akin to Old High German hewi hay, Old English h?awan to hew Date: before 12th century 1. herbage and especially grass mowed and cured for fodder 2. reward 3. slang bed 4. a small sum of money <a saving of…$14 million is not hay — H. C. Schonberg> II. verb Date: 1535 intransitive verb to cut, cure, and store hay transitive verb to feed with hay

Britannica Concise

In agriculture, dried grasses and other foliage used as animal feed. Typical hay crops are timothy, alfalfa, and clover. Usually the material is cut in the field while still green and then either dried in the field or mechanically dried by forced hot air. Balers compress hay into tightly packed rectangular or cylindrical bales tied with wire or twine. Loose hay may also be "vacuumed" off the field and then blown into stacks in a barn or other storage facility. Properly cured hay with 20% or less moisture may be stored for months without danger of spoilage.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. grass mown and dried for fodder. --v. 1 intr. make hay. 2 tr. put (land) under grass for hay. 3 tr. make into hay. Phrases and idioms: hay fever an allergy with catarrhal and other asthmatic symptoms, caused by pollen or dust. make hay of throw into confusion. make hay (while the sun shines) seize opportunities for profit or enjoyment. Etymology: OE heg, hieg, hig f. Gmc 2. n. (also hey) 1 a country dance with interweaving steps. 2 a figure in this. Etymology: obs. F haie

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hay Hay, v. i. To cut and cure grass for hay.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hay Hay, n. [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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hay Hay, v. i. To lay snares for rabbits. --Huloet.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hay Hay, n. [OE. hei, AS. h?g; akin to D. kooi, OHG. hewi, houwi, G. heu, Dan. & Sw. h["o], 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 dyspn[oe]a, 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Hay is grass which has been cut and dried so that it can be used to feed animals. ...bales of hay. 2. If you say that someone is making hay or is making hay while the sun shines, you mean that they are taking advantage of a situation that is favourable to them while they have the chance to. We knew that war was coming, and were determined to make hay while we could. PHRASE: V inflects

Easton's Bible Dictionary

properly so called, was not in use among the Hebrews; straw was used instead. They cut the grass green as it was needed. The word rendered "hay" in Prov. 27:25 means the first shoots of the grass. In Isa. 15:6 the Revised Version has correctly "grass," where the Authorized Version has "hay."

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ha.

See GRASS.

Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	HAY
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	AAL
FAA District	NONE
State	AK
State	ALASKA
County	NOME
County State	AK
City Name	HAYCOCK
Full Name	HAYCOCK
Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Elevation	175
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	NOME
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	00
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	SE
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	N
Customs international airport	N
Customs Landing Rights Airport	N
Joint Use	N
Military Landing Rights	N
Control Tower	N
Air Taxi	000200
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	000100
Latitude	65.2009894444
Longitude	-161.1567791667
State FIPS code	02
State Postal Code	AK
Version	09

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