haymaker

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Englisch - Englisch
A person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as animal fodder

A long rank of haymakers—men and women—proceeded with their rakes, the white shirt-sleeves, straw bonnets, and ruddy faces, radiant in the bath of sunshine.

A particularly powerful punch, especially one which knocks down an opponent

The saga of Newt Gingrich's ethics suddenly resembles a brawl between blindfolded boxers who flail away so wildly that each lands a haymaker on his own jaw.

Any decisive blow, shock, or forceful action

The real potential haymaker for the industry is a proposal, now gaining support in Congress, that would tax the profits private equity reaps on selling companies not at the low cap gains rate, but at the regular income tax rate.

a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing a farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying
{n} one who makes or prepares hay
A machine for curing hay in rainy weather
One who cuts and cures hay
{i} person or thing which harvests and dries hay; strong punch (Slang)
a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing
a farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying
haymaker

    Silbentrennung

    hay·ma·ker

    Türkische aussprache

    heymeykır

    Aussprache

    /ˈhāˌmākər/ /ˈheɪˌmeɪkɜr/
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