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  • 41Hay tea — Hay Hay, n. [OE. hei, AS. h[=e]g; akin to D. hooi, 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. [1913 Webster] Make hay while the sun… …

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  • 42Hay tedder — Hay Hay, n. [OE. hei, AS. h[=e]g; akin to D. hooi, 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. [1913 Webster] Make hay while the sun… …

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  • 43hay — [heı] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: hieg] 1.) long grass that has been cut and dried, often used as food for cattle 2.) make hay (while the sun shines) to take the opportunity to do something now, because you may not be able to do it later 3.)… …

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  • 44hay — [ heı ] noun uncount * long grass that has been cut and dried, used for feeding animals make hay (while the sun shines) to do something while a situation allows you to, because the situation may not last very long => HIT1 …

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  • 45Make Music — is a company based in Singapore which specialises in artist management and publishing. It was established in 2003 by popular Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun. The tag line Make Music while the sun shines is a pun on the proverb make hay while the… …

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  • 46hay — hayey, adj. /hay/, n. 1. grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage. 2. grass mowed or intended for mowing. 3. Slang. a. a small sum of money: Twenty dollars an hour for doing very little certainly ain t hay. b. money: A… …

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  • 47hay — I. /heɪ / (say hay) noun 1. grass, clover, lucerne, etc., cut and dried for use as fodder. 2. grass mowed or intended for mowing. 3. Colloquial money. –verb (t) 4. to convert (grass) into hay. 5. to furnish (horses, etc.) with hay. –phrase 6. a… …

  • 48hay — 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… …

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  • 49hay — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. provender, fodder, roughage, forage, feed; see also grass 1 . Types of hay include: red clover, wild hay, timothy, sweetgrass, alsike, sweet clover, soybeans, swamp hay, alfalfa, oat hay, millet. • hit the hay*, Syn. go to… …

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  • 50make — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made a table; made it out of cardboard; made him a sweater). 2 tr. (foll. by to + infin.) cause or compel (a person etc.) to do something (make… …

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