haymaker.
A person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as animal fodder.
Meaning & usage
A person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as animal fodder.
A particularly powerful punch, especially one which knocks down an opponent, thrown like a scythe chop for cutting hay, as agricultural haymakers used to have strong arms.
Any decisive blow, shock, or forceful action.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English heymakere; equivalent to hay + maker.
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