hayward
noun
an officer having charge of hedges and fences around a town common, especially to keep cattle from breaking through and to impound stray cattle.
hayward
1 American
[hay-wawrd]
/ ˈheɪˌwɔrd /
noun
Hayward
2
American
[hay-werd]
/ ˈheɪ wərd /
noun
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Leland, 1902–71, U.S. theatrical producer.
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a city in central California, SE of Oakland.
hayward
British
/ ˈheɪˌwɔːd /
noun
Etymology
Origin of hayward
1175–1225; Middle English heiward, equivalent to hei ( e ) hedge, fence ( Old English hege; akin to hedge, haw 3 ) + ward ward
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But as he pulls Hayward hayward, Hayward pulls away.
From Time Magazine Archive
In quite a variety of places we meet with pound-keepers, pound-drivers, and pinders; and the hayward also has been found in as many as fifteen different towns.
From The Customs of Old England by F. J. (Frederick John) Snell
The parish officers were all elected by the ratepayers assembled in vestry-meeting, except the common driver and hayward, who were elected by the same ratepayers assembled in court leet.
From Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins by John Fiske
Slave cabins clustered round the homestead of every rich landowner; ploughman, shepherd, goatherd, swineherd, oxherd and cowherd, dairymaid, barnman, sower, hayward and woodward, were often slaves.
From History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 by John Richard Green
Hayward resident Jason Hughes, 73, downloaded ChatGPT and Claude for the first time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Tampering with or damaging TfL's property is unacceptable and seriously risks the safety of the public. Those attempting to interfere with Ulez infrastructure show a complete disregard for the law," Hayward said.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Hayward fault’s most memorable earthquake in recorded history was an estimated magnitude 6.8 in 1868.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
But will she choose Mr. Ryder, the libertine with a hangup about marriage, or Mr. Hayward, the tortured empath who recites poetry to her in a hidden garden?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Hayward, Minnesota’s claim to fame is being the site of the world’s longest horseshoe game in 1930.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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