n.
Pronunciation: ' h ā
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English hey, from Old English h ī eg; akin to Old High German hewi hay, Old English h ē awan to hew
Date: before 12th century
1 : herbage and especially grass mowed and cured for fodder
2 : REWARD
3 slang : BED
4 : a small sum of money <a saving of ⋯ $14 million is not hay ― H. C. Schonberg>