Hay

hā, n. gra cut down and dried for fodder.— ns. Hay′cock , a conical pile of hay in the field; Hay′-fē′ver , an ailment mostly met with in early summer, marked by exce ive irritation of the nose, throat, ., and accompanied with violent sneezing and intense headache—also called Hay′-asth′ma ; Hay′field , a field where hay is made; Hay′-fork , a long-handled fork used in turning over hay to dry, or in lifting it; Hay′-knife , a broad knife, with a handle set cro -wise at one end, used for cutting hay from a stack; Hay′-loft , a loft in which hay is kept; Hay′-mak′er , one employed in cutting and drying gra for hay: ( pl. ) a kind of country-dance; Hay′-mak′ing ; Hay′-mow , a rick of hay: a ma of hay stored in a barn; Hay′-rick , a pile of hay; Hay′-stack , a stack of hay; Hay′-ted′der , a machine for scattering hay and exposing it to the sun and air.— Look for a needle in a hay-stack , to look for something where it is barely po ible to be found; Make hay , to throw things into confusion; Make hay while the sun shines , to seize a favourable opportunity. [A.S. híeg , híg , hég ; Ger. heu , Dut. hooï , Ice. hey .]