Hayed

/heɪd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of 'hay'; to have cut, dried, and gathered hay from a field.

Etymology

From 'hay' as a verb, which comes from the noun 'hay'; the past tense adds the regular '-ed' suffix.

Kelly Says

Farmers 'hayed' their fields in late summer—the verb captures an entire weather-dependent process that could make or break a year's survival depending on rain and timing.

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