'To dance the hay' definitions:

Definition of 'To dance the hay'

From: GCIDE
  • Hay \Hay\ (h[=a]), n. [AS. hege: cf. F. haie, of German origin. See Haw a hedge, Hedge.]
  • 1. A hedge. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially of a rabbit. --Rowe. [1913 Webster]
  • To dance the hay, to dance in a ring. --Shak. [1913 Webster]