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- [rohl in stressed th ee hey]
- /roʊl ɪn stressed ði heɪ/
- /rəʊl ɪn ðə heɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rohl in stressed th ee hey]
- /roʊl ɪn stressed ði heɪ/
Definitions of roll in the hay words
- noun roll in the hay a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll. 1
- noun roll in the hay a list, register, or catalog, especially one containing the names of the persons belonging to a company, class, society, etc. 1
- noun roll in the hay anything rolled up in a ringlike or cylindrical form: a roll of wire. 1
- noun roll in the hay a number of papers or other items rolled up together. 1
- noun roll in the hay a length of cloth, wallpaper, or the like, rolled up in cylindrical form (often forming a definite measure). 1
- noun roll in the hay a cylindrical or rounded mass of something: rolls of fat. 1
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Origin of roll in the hay
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English hēg; cognate with German Heu, Old Norse hey, Gothic hawi. See hew
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Parts of speech for Roll in the hay
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
roll in the hay popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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