Hayward

Quick meaning: Hayward is a noun meaning (historical) One whose occupation involved overseeing the sowing and harvesting of crops as well as protecting the crops from stray people or animals.

Meaning

(historical) One whose occupation involved overseeing the sowing and harvesting of crops as well as protecting the crops from stray people or animals.

Example Sentences

The hayward at the same place had an acre of the lord's corn in autumn, always in a certain part of the field.

A horn, such as our man wears, was always worn by a hayward, who used to blow it to warn off people from straying in the crops.

[…] it was held that this was not indictable, for till the horse got to the pound the hayward was merely acting as the servant of the owner of the land […]

Word Forms

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include haymower, hayhead, hayer, haying, harvestry, fieldhand.

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