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rolls in the hay

rolls in the hay is the plural of roll in the hay.

Meaning of roll in the hay

Noun

roll in the hay (plural rolls in the hay)

  1. (euphemistic) A session of sexual intercourse.
    • Don't disturb them. They're having a roll in the hay, I think.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see roll, in, the, hay.
    • But hay-makers would rather be without one [a rain fall], and if it were wet weather, that gay party of children would not be able to enjoy their roll in the hay. I think they are going to cover that little boy with hay, and then he will jump up and serve them the same. Their gambols do no harm, as...1854, Maria Jacob, “July”, in The Days, Months, and Seasons of the Year, Explained to the Little People of England, Nathaniel Cooke, →OCLC

Questions about rolls in the hay

What is rolls in the hay the plural of?
Rolls in the hay is the plural of roll in the hay.

Words near rolls in the hay in the dictionary

  1. rolls down
  2. rolls in
  3. rolls in dough
  4. rolls in one's grave
  5. rolls in the aisles
  6. rolls in the hay
  7. rolls in wealth
  8. rolls of arms
  9. rolls of snow
  10. rolls of the dice
  11. rolls off

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