haymow

American  

[hey-mou] / ˈheɪˌmaʊ /

noun

1. hay stored in a barn.

2. hayloft.

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haymow British  

/ ˈheɪˌmaʊ /

noun

1. a part of a barn where hay is stored

2. a quantity of hay stored in a barn or loft

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Etymology

Origin of haymow

First recorded in 1470–80; hay + mow ²

Example Sentences

Stacking bales in a haymow, Shoving horses or cows around.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2017

A usually obedient boy, he sneaked Herbert Spencer's First Principles out to the haymow, read with horrified fascination the book's conclusion that whatever Supreme Power might lie behind the universe, it "is utterly inscrutable."

From Time Magazine Archive

Cupid, who does just as good business in city parks as he does in a haymow, smiled all over his face last week.

From Time Magazine Archive

A haymow discovery plus Calvinism plus an illegitimate child turn the McLeod household into one of the least cheerful places in the Middle West.

From Time Magazine Archive

There, cuddled in the haymow, were Grommet, the smith’s lardy daughter, and the pockmarked pig boy from the manor.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman