haycock
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of haycock
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at hay, cock 3
Vocabulary lists containing haycock
Example Sentences
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She had been concealed in a haycock, and had, at one point, spent a week hidden in a potato hole in a cabin which belonged to a family of free Negroes.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
Two fields away a man in a straw hat was slowly combing down the flanks of a haycock with a wooden rake, while a black and white cur slept in the young after-grass beside him.
From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Ross, Martin
It was like an immense luminous haycock, which rose from the horizon and touched the great ring round the moon.
From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Nansen, Fridtjof
They were carried along till it stuck on some young alder trees, when each of them grasped a bough, and the haycock sailed away, leaving them among the weak and brittle branches.
From The Rain Cloud or, An Account of the Nature, Properties, Dangers and Uses of Rain in Various Parts of the World by Tomlinson, Charles
Yes; Gianetto was concealed in your haycock there, but my little cousin showed me his trick.
From Abb? Aubain and Mosaics by M?rim?e, Prosper
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