har|vest|time

har|vest|time
har|vest|time «HAHR vihst TYM», noun.
the part of the year when a certain crop or most crops are harvested.

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  • har´vest|a|ble — har|vest «HAHR vihst», noun, verb. –n. 1. a reaping and gathering in of grain and other food crops: »A field of Ceres, ripe for harvest (Milton). 2. a) the time or season of the harvest, usually in the late summer or early autumn. b) Dialect.… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har — are a pair of anthropomorphic Hanna Barbera cartoon characters, a lion in a tattered top hat and vest and a hyena in a hat and bow tie, respectively. The latter s name is ironic, as it s an onomatopoeia for laughter, and Hardy is an eternal… …   Wikipedia

  • harvest — har|vest1 [ harvəst ] noun * 1. ) count the activity of collecting a crop: the corn/potato/grape harvest a ) singular the time when a crop is collected: It was harvest time. a field that had been plowed up after the harvest b ) count the amount… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • harvest home — har′vest home′ n. 1) the bringing home of the harvest 2) the time of gathering in the harvest 3) an English festival at the close of the harvest 4) mad a song sung as the harvest is brought home • Etymology: 1565–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • Harvest-home — Har vest home ( h[=o]m), n. 1. The gathering and bringing home of the harvest; the time of harvest. [1913 Webster] Showed like a stubble land at harvest home. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The song sung by reapers at the feast made at the close of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Harvest — Har vest (h[aum]r v[e^]st), n. [OE. harvest, hervest, AS. h[ae]rfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG. herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr. karpo s fruit. Cf. {Carpet}.] 1. The gathering of a crop of any kind; the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • harvest bug — Harvest Har vest (h[aum]r v[e^]st), n. [OE. harvest, hervest, AS. h[ae]rfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG. herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr. karpo s fruit. Cf. {Carpet}.] 1. The gathering of a crop of any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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