Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The juice of hay extracted by boiling, and used as food for cattle.
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Examples
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Many now begin to give linseed-meal mixed into hot water, to which is added some skim-milk or buttermilk; and others use a little bran cooked in hay-tea, made by chopping the hay fine and pouring on boiling-hot water, which is allowed to stand awhile on it.
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The hay-tea should be made fresh every two days, as it soon loses its nutritious quality.
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After the first week, the proportions of milk and hay-tea may be equal; then composed of two-thirds of hay-tea and one of milk; and at length, one-fourth part of milk will be sufficient.
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It's harmless as hay-tea, but perhaps you're right.
The Second Chance 1910
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It's harmless as hay-tea, but perhaps you're right. "
The Second Chance Nellie L. McClung 1912
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