act of cutting grass and preserving it to make hay; taking complete advantage of an opportune moment while it lasts
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Haymaking Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The operation or work of cutting grass and curing it for hay.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe operation or work of cutting grass and curing it for hay.
haymaking
\hay"mak`ing\, n. the operation or work of cutting grass and curing it for hay.
Noun
1. taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
(hypernym) accomplishment, achievement
2. cutting grass and curing it to make hay
(hypernym) labor, labour, toil
Haymaking Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
The Hay Harvest (also known as Haymaking) is an oil on wood painting by Pieter Bruegel in 1565. The painting is one in a series of six works, five of which are still extant, that depict different times of the year. The painting is part of the Lobkowicz family collection in Lobkowicz Palace in Prague Castle, Czech Republic.
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