salt hay
noun
hay made up of salt grass, often used as fodder or as a mulch.
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Nearby words
- salt dome,
- salt flat,
- salt gland,
- salt glaze,
- salt grass,
- salt horse,
- salt i,
- salt ii,
- salt junk,
- salt lake
Origin of salt hay
An Americanism dating back to 1640–50
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