This section is from "The Domestic Encyclopaedia Vol2", by A. F. M. Willich. Amazon: The Domestic Encyclopaedia.
Hays, signify a particular kind of net, for taking rabbits, hares, etc.
As rabbits frequently straggle abroad at mid-day for fresh grass, two or three of these nets are di-rected to be pitched at the entrance of their burrows. The sportsman then goes round their haunts with a dog, and drives them into their burrows, where an assistant seizes them as they enter.
 
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