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roll in the hay

roll in the hay
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rohl in stressed th ee hey]
    • /roʊl ɪn stressed ði heɪ/
    • /rəʊl ɪn ðə heɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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".

roll in the hay usage trend in Literature

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