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Hayseed

/ˈheɪˌsid/ · noun

Meaning

(countable, uncountable) Seeds from grass that has become hay..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (countable, uncountable) Seeds from grass that has become hay.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Cruft from bits of hay that sticks to clothing, etc.
  3. (countable) A rustic person; a yokel or bumpkin.
  4. Characteristic of or befitting a hayseed (person); rustic, uncultivated, backwater.

Example Sentences

I lay and lay, and was doctored and doctored,; until at last I drove the physicians from me, and called in an apothecary from Nicolai who had cured an old woman of a malady similar to my own—cured her merely with a little hayseed.
The Corporation of Western Reserve University, with entire unanimity and ombliferous enthusiasm, made you to-day an LL. D. It is no small shakes of a hayseed College, I would have you know.
And when he got his first demand, he shook his head and put a pained expression on his face, and in his most hayseed manner allowed as how things were kind of different now.

Synonyms for hayseed

boggerbogtrotterboorbucolicbydloculchiecarlchurlcorncobcornhuskercountry bumpkincountry cousinclodhopperdubbojoskinhayseedhickhobhobnailhog-rubberhonyockhunklobpromdiprovincialruberusticwoolly backyokelbumpkin

Antonyms for hayseed

Related Words

yokelhickrubebumpkinchawbaconyahoohayehaylandhaystalkhaystackhay nethagseedhaymowerhayerhayingsalt hayhaymowhayfieldhayheadhydroseed

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does hayseed mean?

Hayseed means (countable, uncountable) Seeds from grass that has become hay..

What is a synonym for hayseed?

Common synonyms include bogger, bogtrotter, boor, bucolic.

What is the opposite of hayseed?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use hayseed in a sentence?

I lay and lay, and was doctored and doctored,; until at last I drove the physicians from me, and called in an apothecary from Nicolai who had cured an old woman of a malady similar to my own—cured her merely with a little hayseed.

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