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hay⋅seed

  [hey-seed]
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–noun
1. grass seed, esp. that shaken out of hay.
2. small bits of the chaff, straw, etc., of hay.
3. an unsophisticated person from a rural area; yokel; hick.
Origin:
1570–80; hay + seed
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hay·seed   (hā'sēd')   
n.  

  1. Grass seed shaken out of hay.

  2. Pieces of chaff or straw that fall from hay.

  3. Slang A bumpkin; a yokel.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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hayseed

  1. n.
    a farmer; a rustic character, usually a male. : I'm not just some hayseed fresh off the farm.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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