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[ hey-rik ] / ˈheɪˌrɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hayrick ON THESAURUS.COM
nounChiefly Midland U.S. rick1 (def. 1). Chiefly British. a haystack. Origin of hayrickFirst recorded in 1400–50, hayrick is from the late Middle English word heyrek.See hay, rick1 Words nearby hayrickhaymow, Haynes, Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, hayrack, hay rake, hayrick, hayride, Hays, hay-scented fern, hayseed, hay shock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hayrickBut we cannot regard the cleavage of the tree as the same in character as the cleavage of the hayrick. The Glaciers of the Alps|John Tyndall He said he could live upon blackberries, nuts and field turnips, and was willing to sleep on a hayrick. How to Succeed|Orison Swett Marden A few steps brought him to the aeroplane, lying in a slanting position between the hayrick and a fence, over which it projected. Round the World in Seven Days|Herbert Strang The others obeyed at once, and in a moment he ran the car gently into the field and stopped beside a hayrick. The Boy Scout Automobilists|Robert Maitland
Words related to hayrickhay, pile, stack, sheaf, rick, haycock |