Haymaking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Haymaking is a noun meaning The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.
Meaning
The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.
More Meanings
- Taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
Example Sentences
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.
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."
Word Forms
- haymakings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include haypile, grasscutting, paring, sweepage, mowing, aftermath.
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