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wild hay

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: N/A, OED Evaluation: N/A

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ExampleMeaning
Interviewer: Some places they have round ones. Speaker: Some- yes, yeah. Yeah, some places they made them. Interviewer: Yeah. Speaker: Just all round. Interviewer: Quite different. Um- Speaker: Brought them to a peak. Generally went and got a- a load of wild hay from the beaver meadow or somewhere. Interviewer: Yeah. Speaker: To put on the top because beaver hay turned the water much better than the other.
Hay collected from the wilderness as opposed to harvested from one's own farm.
Speaker: Just mow and- too wet for to put mowing machines or anything in. Interviewer: Mm. Speaker: Yeah. But it- it was good feed. When they got it out. Interviewer: But that was particularly good for- for the top of the stack? Speaker: Yes. Oh, yes. Ah, a stack of wild hay never was spoiled, no. Interviewer: No? Speaker: You could throw it up and it wouldn't be spoiled.
Hay collected from the wilderness as opposed to harvested from one's own farm.
ExampleMeaning
Speaker: -- We put it- we had a- a stable and a loft- Interviewer: Mm-hm. Speaker: The loft was above and you put up a hand, you-know? Interviewer: Mm-hm. Speaker: You'd fork it up to the loft and somebody would stack it back and spread it back in the mow. Interviewer: Yes. This was wild hay. Speaker: Wild hay, yeah. Interviewer: Yes. Speaker: Beaver w-- what they call beaver hay.
Hay collected from the wilderness as opposed to harvested from one's own farm.
ExampleMeaning
And one other time, we were bringing- dad and uncle-Tom and I- we were bringing hay. We used to- cut the hay back on the back lot even though I- I don't think it was- I think it was just wild hay and we had a load of hay on and I was driving the team and dad and Tom were walking along behind and so we were coming down the hill at the sugar camp and one of the reigns came unfastened or broke off the horse's thing ...
Hay collected from the wilderness as opposed to harvested from one's own farm.