hay
/heɪ/
noun
- Grass that has been cut and dried for use as animal food.
- Horses love to eat fresh hay.
- They spread hay in the stable for the cows to sleep on.
- The farmer stored bales of hay in the barn for the winter.
verb
- To cut and dry grass for use as hay.
- We need to hay the meadow before the rain comes.
- The farmers hay the fields every summer.
- They spent the afternoon haying in the back pasture.