hay
part of speech
noun (hay, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
Hay is long grass that has been cut and dried, used to feed animals like horses, cows, rabbits and guinea pigs. tree →
sense in the lessons
On farms, hay is made in summer and stored in bales for winter; horses and rabbits need lots of hay. Hay fever is an allergy to pollen from grass and plants that causes sneezing and itchy eyes (it is not caused by hay and is not a fever). In stories: hide in the haystack, a hayride. Phrases: hay bale, hay fever, haystack, make hay while the sun shines (use a good chance while you can), like a needle in a haystack (very hard to find).
examples
- When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in; (Writings PRO.27.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- The horse is eating hay. tree →
- Rabbits need fresh hay every day. tree →
- Farmers make hay in summer. tree →
- We sat on hay bales at the farm. tree →
- Hay fever makes me sneeze in spring. tree →
- Finding my earring in the garden was like finding a needle in a haystack. tree →
- The barn is full of hay. tree →
- Make hay while the sun shines. tree →
- Then the man filled the manger with hay. tree →
note
Uncountable: some hay, a bale of hay. Hay is different from straw: hay is dried grass for eating; straw is dried stalks of grain used for bedding. Homophone: hey (a greeting).
In the corpora
- When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;
- Real rabbits are built for grass and hay, and carrots are only a small sweet treat.
- Make hay while the sun shines, because wet hay goes mouldy.
- Rabbits need lots of hay, room to hop and usually another rabbit for company.
- A rabbit should eat mostly hay with some fresh greens; carrots are sugary and only a treat.
Trees and pragmatics
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