haycock

American  

[hay-kok] / ˈheɪˌkɒk /

noun

1. a small conical pile of hay stacked in a hayfield while the hay is awaiting removal to a barn.

---

haycock British  

/ ˈheɪˌkɒk /

noun

1. a small cone-shaped pile of hay left in the field until dry enough to carry to the rick or barn

---

Etymology

Origin of haycock

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at hay, cock ³

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

haycock

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

Then they went along to the next haycock and pitched that in the same way, and little John raked after, raking up the hay that had dropped from the pitchforks.

From The Sandman: His Farm Stories by William J. Hopkins

Then I made a great effort, pulled at my trigger, and rolled backwards from my haycock into the spongy swamp, inches deep with water just there.

From The Jonathan Papers by Elisabeth Woodbridge Morris

Mackenzie sat with his back to a haycock thinking in this vein.

From The Flockmaster of Poison Creek by P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman) Ivory

The top piece of the hill is curiously symmetrical, and resembles a haycock or a thimble.

From Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England by W. P. Haskett Smith

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---