Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HAY
HAY, n.1 [Sax. heg, hig; G. heu; D. hooi; Dan. höe; Sw. hö.]
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. Donne.
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