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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
haywire/ˈheɪwʌɪə(r)/

▶adjective informal erratic; out of control.

– origin 1920s: from hay + wire, from the use of hay-baling wire in makeshift repairs.

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