haymow

[ hey-mou ]

/ ˈheɪˌmaʊ /

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noun

hay stored in a barn.

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Origin of haymow

First recorded in 1470–80; hay + mow²

Words nearby haymow

haylift, hayloft, haymaker, Haymarket, Haymarket Square, haymow, Haynes, Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, hayrack, hay rake, hayrick

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How to use haymow in a sentence

He no longer slept in the haymow but had a room of his own and other rooms to rent to the "high-toned traveling men."
The Iron Puddler|James J. Davis
That night he slept in a barn, cuddling down in the haymow, where he could hear some horses stirring in their stalls.
The Boy Scouts of Bob's Hill|Charles Pierce Burton
And she invited everybody to come to her latest nest high up in the haymow.
The Tale of Henrietta Hen|Arthur Scott Bailey
When Henrietta Hen's callers crowded about her nest in the haymow they expected to see something wonderful.
The Tale of Henrietta Hen|Arthur Scott Bailey

Polly Plymouth Rock turned to old Whitey, a hen who had come with her to the haymow.
The Tale of Henrietta Hen|Arthur Scott Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for haymow

haymow

/ (ˈheɪˌmaʊ) /

noun

a part of a barn where hay is stored

a quantity of hay stored in a barn or loft

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