hayfork

American  

[hey-fawrk] / ˈheɪˌfɔrk /

noun

1. a forklike tool for pitching hay.

2. a machine for loading or unloading hay.

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hayfork British  

/ ˈheɪˌfɔːk /

noun

1. a long-handled fork with two long curved prongs, used for moving or turning hay; pitchfork

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Etymology

Origin of hayfork

First recorded in 1545–55; hay + fork

Example Sentences

The English-style structure still has the original hayfork hanging from the roof.

From Washington Times

And first, of the continued luminous acts and deeds of Clerk Spurr, the notable and notorious "Parson's Clerk," the hero of the hayfork.

From Project Gutenberg

From among a sheaf of hayforks he chose the lightest for them, and they began anywhere, just tipping at the swaths.

From Project Gutenberg

Wally came with the hayfork out of the stable towards Benedict.

From Project Gutenberg

In his hand he held a hayfork, and on the prongs of the fork was one of the skirts of poor George's coat.

From Project Gutenberg