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hayfield

American  
[hay-feeld] / ˈheɪˌfild /

noun

  1. a field where grass, alfalfa, etc., are grown for making into hay.


Etymology

Origin of hayfield

First recorded in 1775–85; hay + field


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Then it’s either at the feedlot or in the hayfield to make hay bales or help move cattle.

From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2019

Blume and his wife were also furious that the workers had dug up their hayfield to install the pipe.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 26, 2018

He got his chance to end the manhunt when he chased Mr. Sweat across a hayfield.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2015

Nor have they charged him in connection with the death of Harrington, whose remains were found in a hayfield three months after she disappeared from a Metallica concert on U.Va.’s Charlottesville campus in 2009.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 1, 2014

Abra turned right and led the way through the stubble of the summer’s hayfield.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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