haymaker
haymaker · haymakers
A person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as animal fodderA person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as animal fodder.
US/ˈheɪmeɪkɚ/
Meaning
3 sensesA person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as animal fodder.
(informal)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.
нокаутnokaut
косарkosar, косильникkosylʹnyk
(broadly, figuratively)Any decisive blow, shock, or forceful action.
More definitions
- a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing
- a farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying
Translations
2 languagesУкраїнська
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Русский
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Origin
From Middle English heymakere; equivalent to hay + maker.From Middle English heymakere; equivalent to hay + maker.
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Forms
plural: haymakersSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing:knockout punchKO punchSunday punch
- a farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying:hay conditioner