ted

Turn drying grass

Ted is the past tense and past participle of the verb ted, meaning to spread newly mown grass for drying as hay.

The process involves turning and scattering cut grass so air can circulate: We tedded the hay before the rain came.

The word is agricultural and uncommon outside farming contexts. (Capitalized Ted is a given name.)

hay

spread

To distribute widely

windrow · harvest · mow · cure · fodder · field · agriculture · tractor · aerate · grass

Opposites
haymaking process

tedrake

Tined yard implement

gather · windrow · collect · heap · pile

Phrases
Family

tedder, tedding

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G