Hayward

¹

[hey-werd]

noun

1. Leland, 1902–71, U.S. theatrical producer.

2. a city in central California, SE of Oakland.

hayward

²

[hey-wawrd]

noun

1. 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

/ ˈheɪˌwɔːd /

noun

1. obsolete,  a parish officer in charge of enclosures and fences

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hayward¹

1175–1225; Middle English heiward, equivalent to hei ( e ) hedge, fence ( Old English hege; akin to hedge, haw ³ ) + ward ward

Example Sentences

“I said, ‘well, the guitarist is playing exactly the same notes as Richie Hayward, the drummer.

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"Everyone deserves to be and feel safe when travelling on our network," says Siwan Hayward, TfL's director of security policing enforcement.

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In Northern California, the Hayward and Calaveras faults can creep without producing an earthquake, and are less straight, so they’re considered less likely to have supershear ruptures, Aagaard said.

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“We were originally a rhythm and blues band, wearing blue suits and singing about people and problems in the Deep South,” Hayward recalled in an interview with The Times in 1990.

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Having been asked by their record company to come up with an LP that would show off the hi-fi possibilities of its new recording equipment, Hayward and Lodge pushed the band toward a more ornate sound that blended rock and classical music.

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