intr. To set ‘hays’ or nets for rabbits, etc.c1440Promp. Parv. 221/1 Hayyn for conys, cassio.1552Huloet, Hayen for conyes, cassio.1572Lease Manor Hawsted, Suffolk in Promp. Parv. 221 note, Hawking, haying [= rabbit-netting].1613Beaum. & Fl. Coxcomb i. iii, We shall ...
Leguminous hays tend to be high in protein (16.5%), calcium (1.5%), and energy and thus are very useful for growing rabbits; however, legume-rich diets are thought to predispose to obesity and urolithiasis in mature nonbreeding animals. Prolonged storage of hay (especially in warm conditions...