From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhayhay /heɪ/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] 1 TAClong grass that has been cut and dried, used as food for cattle2 → make hay (while the sun shines)3 → hit the hay → a roll in the hay at roll2(10)
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hay• Ranchers, who have been hurting from low calf prices for years, are reluctant to buy hay.• a bale of hay• Lying around on bales of hay were about a dozen Commandos.• It is considerably higher in protein, calcium, and vitamins, than any other hay.• Jack saw the cat first, yellowish orange and brown and curled up on some hay, and quiet.• There was a barn at the far end of the hay meadow, away from the house and the other barns.• He loves the odors of the animals, the odor of the hay, new cut and drying.Origin hay Old English hieg 