godan verb (-su), transitive verb
cut and dry in the sun
Typically used for agricultural processes such as cutting grass, grain, or other plants and leaving them to dry in the sun, often for hay or fodder.
夏の間に刈り干した草を冬の飼料にする。
We use the grass cut and dried during the summer as winter feed.
稲を刈り干してから脱
After cutting and drying the rice plants, we thresh them.