The Collaborative International Dictionary
To dance the hay
Hay \Hay\ (h[=a]), n. [AS. hege: cf. F. haie, of German origin. See Haw a hedge, Hedge.]
A hedge. [Obs.]
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A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially of a rabbit.
--Rowe.To dance the hay, to dance in a ring.
--Shak.