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Hay vs Gove - What's the difference?

hay | gove |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between hay and gove

is that hay is (obsolete) a circular country dance while gove is (obsolete) a mow; a rick for hay.

As nouns the difference between hay and gove

is that hay is (uncountable) grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder or hay can be the name of the letter for the h sound in pitman shorthand while gove is (obsolete) a mow; a rick for hay.

As verbs the difference between hay and gove

is that hay is to cut grasses or herb plants for use as animal fodder while gove is to stare stupidly.

hay

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) (m), from (etyl) . More at (l).

Noun

  • (uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.
  • * Camden
    • Make hay while the sun shines.
  • * C. L. Flint
    • Hay may be dried too much as well as too little.
  • (countable) Any mix of green leafy plants used for fodder.
  • (slang) Cannabis; marijuana.
  • * 1947 , William Burroughs, letter, 19 Feb 1947:
    • I would like some of that hay . Enclose $20.
  • A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially a rabbit.
    • (Rowe)
  • (obsolete) A hedge.
  • (obsolete) A circular country dance.
    • to dance the hay
    Derived terms
    * hay fever * hayloft, hay loft * haystack * hayward * hit the hay * make hay while the sun shines
    External links
    * (wikipedia)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cut grasses or herb plants for use as animal fodder.
  • To lay snares for rabbits.
    • (Huloet)

    Related terms

    * bale * straw

    References

    Webster's Online Dictionary article on hay

    Etymology 2

    : From the sound it represents, by analogy with other letters such as kay'' and ''gay''. The expected form in English if the ''h'' had survived in the Latin name of the letter "h", ''h? .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The name of the letter for the h sound in Pitman shorthand.
    • Related terms
    * aitch, the name of the Latin letter for this sound

    Anagrams

    * * * ----

    gove

    English

    Etymology 1

    Alternative forms

    * goaf, goff, goof

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A mow; a rick for hay.
    • (Tusser)

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (gov)
  • To stare stupidly.

    • References

    * The Oxford English Dictionary