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haymaker

Today it means: A person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as animal fodder. Full definition →

Middle English heymakere

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haymaker · noun¹

Middle English · inherited fromheymakere
English todayhaymaker

From Middle English heymakere; equivalent to hay + maker.

Haymaker · proper noun²

An occupational surname, from haymaker.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.