haysel
Noun

haysel (plural haysels)

  1. The season of making hay.
    • 1873, Gardeners Chronicle & New Horticulturist (page 119)
      There has been no lack of other monitors — a ticklish haysel, a flooded harvest all through the north
    • 1892, Journal of Horticulture and Practical Gardening (volume 25, page 70)
      Much good hay continues to be made, and so far the season bids fair to be more favourable to the farmer than the last three have been. Late springs and wet haysels have brought bankruptcy upon many a man […]



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