haymaking
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English hey makyng; equivalent to hay + making.
Noun
[edit]haymaking (countable and uncountable, plural haymakings)
- The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 279:
- The red-painted farm-houses, peculiar to Norway, lay picturesquely scattered on the higher points of the undulating valley, where men and women were busy hay-making.
- Taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
- 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 330:
- In their haymaking days, the Spoonful created a string of '60s chestnuts: "Do You Believe In Magic?", "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice," "Daydream," "Summer In The City," "Nashville Cats."
Translations
[edit]cutting and curing of grass
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