hayrick
AmericanEtymology
Origin of hayrick
First recorded in 1400–50, hayrick is from the late Middle English word heyrek. See hay, rick 1
Example Sentences
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Cowsheds, stables, pigsties, barns, bungalows, hayricks, anything that got in its way went toppling over like a nine-pin.
From Literature
He sleeps alternately in mosques, hayricks and grand estates, and meets wealthy barons and humble peasants in homespun clothing.
From New York Times
Half an hour's walk across the fields brought him to a hayrick something less than a mile from the spot.
From Project Gutenberg
The ballroom had been turned into a fine landscape, with scenes representing fields and pastures, with flowing brooks near by, and farmhouses, windmills, and hayricks in the distance.
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The widow Southworth then visited her again, took her out of bed, and placed her upon the top of a hayrick, three or four yards from the ground.
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