The process or season of cutting, drying, and harvesting hay from fields.
From 'hay' as a verb, with the present participle suffix '-ing'; describes the agricultural activity or its season.
Haying season was a critical moment—it had to happen after morning dew dried but before afternoon rain, and bad weather during haying could destroy an entire year's food supply for livestock.
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