A long rank of haymakers—men and women—proceeded with their rakes, the white shirt-sleeves, straw bonnets, and ruddy faces, radiant in the bath of sunshine.
Source: wiktionary
Haymaker
//ˈheɪmeɪkɚ//
Synonyms for "haymaker" (77 found)
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Translations
8 translations across 5 languages.
Dutch
2 entries- knock-out noun (punch)
- rotklap noun (punch)
Esperanto
1 entries- pugnobatego noun (punch)
Finnish
2 entries- isku noun (punch)
- tyrmäysisku noun (punch)
Russian
1 entries- нокаут noun (punch)
Ukrainian
2 entries- косар noun (punch)
- косильник noun (punch)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The saga of Newt Gingrich's ethics suddenly resembles a brawl between blindfolded boxers who flail away so wildly that each lands a haymaker on his own jaw.
Source: wiktionary
The real potential haymaker for the industry is a proposal, now gaining support in Congress, that would tax the profits private equity reaps on selling companies not at the low cap gains rate, but at the regular income tax rate.
Source: wiktionary
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