hayseed

[ hey-seed ]

/ ˈheɪˌsid /

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noun

grass seed, especially that shaken out of hay.

small bits of the chaff, straw, etc., of hay.

an unsophisticated person from a rural area; yokel; hick.

Origin of hayseed

First recorded in 1570–80; hay + seed

Words nearby hayseed

hay rake, hayrick, hayride, Hays, hay-scented fern, hayseed, hay shock, haystack, hayward, haywire, Haywood

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Example sentences from the Web for hayseed

We did not care for sight-seeing, and the pastimes of the hayseed mind.
Wanted: A Cook|Alan Dale
There was no hayseed in his brain; there were no flies on his intellect.
The Army Mule and Other War Sketches|Henry A. Castle
In one place a man kicked me out, and in another place a lot of boys called me 'Hayseed,' and threw lumps of dirt at me.
From Farm to Fortune|Horatio Alger Jr.
Then he took Jim's cowboy hat, and slouched the brim down front like a hayseed boy.
Curly|Roger Pocock

Then he appears again, in damaged homespun, combs the hayseed out of his hair, and takes a pilot-house berth for the winter.
Life On The Mississippi, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for hayseed

hayseed

/ (ˈheɪˌsiːd) /

noun

seeds or fragments of grass or straw

US and Canadian informal, derogatory a yokel

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hayseed
释义	hayseed [ hey-seed ] / ˈheɪˌsid / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hayseed ON THESAURUS.COM noun grass seed, especially that shaken out of hay. small bits of the chaff, straw, etc., of hay. an unsophisticated person from a rural area; yokel; hick. Origin of hayseed First recorded in 1570–80; hay + seed Words nearby hayseed hay rake, hayrick, hayride, Hays, hay-scented fern, hayseed, hay shock, haystack, hayward, haywire, Haywood Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hayseed We did not care for sight-seeing, and the pastimes of the hayseed mind. Wanted: A Cook\|Alan Dale There was no hayseed in his brain; there were no flies on his intellect. The Army Mule and Other War Sketches\|Henry A. Castle In one place a man kicked me out, and in another place a lot of boys called me 'Hayseed,' and threw lumps of dirt at me. From Farm to Fortune\|Horatio Alger Jr. Then he took Jim's cowboy hat, and slouched the brim down front like a hayseed boy. Curly\|Roger Pocock Then he appears again, in damaged homespun, combs the hayseed out of his hair, and takes a pilot-house berth for the winter. Life On The Mississippi, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) British Dictionary definitions for hayseed hayseed / (ˈheɪˌsiːd) / noun seeds or fragments of grass or straw US and Canadian informal, derogatory a yokel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hayseed rustic, boor, clodhopper, hillbilly, hick, country cousin
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hayseed

noun

Origin of hayseed

Words nearby hayseed

Example sentences from the Web for hayseed

British Dictionary definitions for hayseed

noun

Words related to hayseed