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- [hey]
- /heɪ/
- /ˈheɪ.ɪŋ/
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- [hey]
- /heɪ/
Definitions of haying word
- noun haying grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage. 1
- noun haying grass mowed or intended for mowing. 1
- noun haying Slang. a small sum of money: Twenty dollars an hour for doing very little certainly ain't hay. money: A thousand dollars for a day's work is a lot of hay! 1
- noun haying Slang. marijuana. 1
- verb with object haying to convert (plant material) into hay. 1
- verb with object haying to furnish (horses, cows, etc.) with hay. 1
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Origin of haying
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English hēg; cognate with German Heu, Old Norse hey, Gothic hawi. See hew
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Parts of speech for Haying
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
haying popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
haying usage trend in Literature
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