Haymaking

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals. countable, uncountable

    "The red-painted farm-houses, peculiar to Norway, lay picturesquely scattered on the higher points of the undulating valley, where men and women were busy hay-making."

  2. 2
    cutting grass and curing it to make hay wordnet
  3. 3
    Taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts countable, uncountable

    "In their haymaking days, the Spoonful created a string of '60s chestnuts: "Do You Believe In Magic?", "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice," "Daydream," "Summer In The City," "Nashville Cats.""

  4. 4
    taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts wordnet

Example

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"The haymaking and crop gathering are completed."

Etymology

From Middle English hey makyng; equivalent to hay + making.

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