hay-cock

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English heicok, equivalent to hay +‎ cock (“a shock or pile of grain”).

Noun

hay-cock (plural hay-cocks)

  1. A small conical pile of hay, or a heap of hay thrown up in a hayfield while the hay is being cured or awaiting relocation to a barn.
    Hypernym: cock
    Coordinate terms: grass-cock (broadly synonymous), hayrick, haystack, rick, stook
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