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hayloft

American  
[hey-lawft, -loft] / ˈheɪˌlɔft, -ˌlɒft /

noun

  1. a loft in a stable or barn for the storage of hay.


Etymology

Origin of hayloft

First recorded in 1565–75; hay + loft

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The 5.15-acre property also includes a heated barn with eight stalls, a “Grand Prix” field, a hayloft, a tack room, a wash stall, and an office.

From MarketWatch Dec. 9, 2025

The action rarely leaves the hayloft and never leaves the farm.

From Washington Post Mar. 13, 2023

When the colony’s men head to town to post their bail, the women assemble in a hayloft to argue their options: They can do nothing; stay and fight; or leave.

From New York Times Dec. 31, 2022

To Polley, more heart rending was that it proved that such a conversation is possible to have, in a hayloft or anywhere else.

From Seattle Times Dec. 23, 2022

He gestures dramatically with his scrawny squirrel arm up to the hayloft, where a scary-looking ray-blasting cannon whirs to life.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

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