make = hay/grass

make v _EDD_ make v� 6 'To prepare a crop before carting after it has been cut' _OED_ make v� 38 (1523 - 1892) _NID_ make v� 9b 'to spread + dry hay' _CENT_ Not _DAE_ in this sense yes Too well-attested in dicts for us to use, _though *in smaller dicts, its now only figurative &#...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/55874
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Summary:make v _EDD_ make v� 6 'To prepare a crop before carting after it has been cut' _OED_ make v� 38 (1523 - 1892) _NID_ make v� 9b 'to spread + dry hay' _CENT_ Not _DAE_ in this sense yes Too well-attested in dicts for us to use, _though *in smaller dicts, its now only figurative 'to make hay' _ Robert Flint uses it - "rowing" Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn

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