Hay harvestcan be spoiled by wet weather. It is important that farmers seize the opportunity of dry weather for haymaking tasks (cutting, drying, gathering). Especially in medieval times, when forecasting the weather several days in advance was more difficult, it was all the more vital. Attested since 1546, originally a Tudor expression, and used figuratively since 1673.[1]
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make haywhilethesunshines (third-person singular simple presentmakes hay while the sun shines,present participlemaking hay while the sun shines,simple past and past participlemade hay while the sun shone)
In the imperative form, this verb is used as a proverb.
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