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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.
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