Mowburnt
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of hay: stacked before it is sufficiently dry, leading to excessive fermentation and sometimes toxicity. not-comparable, obsolete
"This is necessary for the developement of the saccharine principle; but occasionally it proceeds too far and the hay becomes mowburnt, in which state it is injurious, or even poisonous."
Example
More examples"This is necessary for the developement of the saccharine principle; but occasionally it proceeds too far and the hay becomes mowburnt, in which state it is injurious, or even poisonous."
Etymology
From mow + burnt.
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