Home › Words › M › mowburningmowburningmowburning · noun — damage to hay caused by overheating while in storage.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom mow + burning.nounDamage to hay caused by overheating while in storage.e.g.“In hay for hunters or racehorses, the two extremes must be carefully avoided—over-fermentation, producing mowburning; or under-fermentation, producing mouldiness.” — 1855, Knightley William Horlock, Horses and hounds: a practical treatise on their management, by 'Scrutator', page 30:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.mowburn 76% match — To stack (hay) before it is sufficiently dry, leading to excessive fermentation and sometimes toxicity. vs mowburning →haymow 59% match — A pile of hay stored in a barn. vs mowburning →scowdering 52% match — Burning. vs mowburning →haymaking 51% match — The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals. vs mowburning →moorburn 51% match — The controlled burning of moorland vegetation to encourage new growth (either heather or grassland) for the management of moorland game and wildlife or for improving the grazing potential. vs mowburning →burnt 51% match — Damaged or injured by fire or heat. vs mowburning →burned 51% match — Damaged or consumed by heat, fire, oxidation, or similar process. vs mowburning →haying 50% match — The act of gathering hay. vs mowburning →