Haycock
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Haycock is a noun meaning A small conical pile of hay, or a heap of hay thrown up in a hayfield while the hay is being cured or awaiting relocation to a haystack or barn.
Meaning
A small conical pile of hay, or a heap of hay thrown up in a hayfield while the hay is being cured or awaiting relocation to a haystack or barn.
Example Sentences
Brother Kempe, as many alhailes to thy perſon as there be haicocks in Iuly at Pancredge: […]
[T]hey perceived lying closely concealed beneath the thick foliage of a Haycock, a beautifull little Girl not more than 3 months old.
And willows, willow-herb, and grass, / And meadowsweet, and haycocks dry, / No whit less still and lonely fair / Than the high cloudlets in the sky.
Word Forms
- haycocks
- hay-cock
Synonyms for haycock
Depending on context, synonyms include hayshock.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hay-cock, haystack, haymow, haycap, haybed, haye.
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