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hay

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Noun

  1. Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.
  2. Any mix of green leafy plants used for fodder.
  3. Cannabis; marijuana.
  4. A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially a rabbit.
  5. A hedge.
  6. A net placed around the lair or burrow of an animal.
  7. An enclosure, haw.
  8. A circular country dance.
  9. The letter for the h sound in Pitman shorthand.

Verb

  1. To cut grasses or herb plants for use as animal fodder.
  2. To lay snares for rabbits.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A place name: A town and local government area (Hay Shire) in the Riverina area of New South Wales, Australia, named after John Hay.
  3. A place name: A township in Gladwin County, Michigan, United States.
  4. A place name: An unincorporated community in Whitman County, Washington, United States.
  5. A place name: Ellipsis of Hay-on-Wye: a small town in Hay community, Powys, Wales, on the England-Wales border.
  6. A place name: A community (civil parish) for Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales, served by Hay-on-Wye Town Council.

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