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  • 11hay — hay1 [hā] n. [ME hei < OE hieg (akin to Ger heu) < base of OE heawan, to cut: see HEW] 1. grass, alfalfa, clover, etc. cut and dried for use as fodder 2. Slang bed, often, specif., as a place for sexual intercourse ☆ 3. Slang a small amount …

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  • 12mow — mow1 [mō] vt., vi. mowed, mowed or mown, mowing [ME mowen < OE mawan, akin to Ger mähen < IE base * mē , *met > L metere, to mow] 1. to cut down (standing grass or grain) with a sickle, scythe, lawn mower, etc. 2. to cut grass or grain… …

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  • 13Mow — (mou), n. [OE. mowe, AS. m[=u]ga.] 1. A heap or mass of hay or of sheaves of grain stowed in a barn. [1913 Webster] 2. The place in a barn where hay or grain in the sheaf is stowed. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14mow — [məu US mou] v past tense mowed past participle mown [məun US moun] [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: mawan] 1.) to cut grass using a machine ▪ It s time to mow the lawn again. 2.) new mown hay/grass etc recently cut grass etc mow down …

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  • 15Hay — is a generic term for grass or legumes that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal feed, particularly for grazing animals like cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay can also be fed to pets such as guinea pigs and rabbits, though they… …

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  • 16Mow — (mou), v. t. To lay, as hay or sheaves of grain, in a heap or mass in a barn; to pile and stow away. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17Mow — Mow, v. i. To cut grass, etc., with a scythe, or with a machine; to cut grass for hay. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 18mow|ing — «MOH ihng», noun. 1. U.S. meadowland. 2. the amount of hay cut at one time …

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  • 19mow-burnt hay —  hay that has fermented in the stack. York …

    A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • 20mow — mow1 /moh/, v., mowed, mowed or mown, mowing. v.t. 1. to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine. 2. to cut grass, grain, etc., from: to mow the lawn. v.i. 3. to cut down grass, grain, etc. 4 …

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