Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Hay
hay, n. [OE híe < Germanic, 'that which can be mowed'.] (webplay: grass, mow).
- Field of cultivated grass; plant food crop for animals to eat in stables.
- Phrase. “Made hay”: cut the grass that is used to feed animals; [fig.] worked hard.
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