haycock
/ˈheɪkɒk
/noun
A conical heap of hay in a field.Other common objects also had their names changed to make them more seemly: haycock turned into haystack, weathercock into weathervane, and apricock into apricot....
- On the afternoon he arrived, we went for a long walk and eventually rested against some haycocks in a meadow and had a long talk.
- The ‘Rosie’ of the title is a village girl who ‘baptized him with her cidrous kisses’ behind a haycock.
- throw caution to the wind (or winds)
- throwdown
- throw dust in someone's eyes
- thrower
- throw good money after bad
- throw-in
- throwing stick
- throw in one's lot with
- throw in the towel (or sponge)
- throw money at
- throw off
- throw off at
- throw of the dice
- throw oneself at
- throw oneself into
- throw oneself on (or upon)
- throw oneself on someone's mercy
- throw one's hand in
- throw one's hat in (or into) the ring
- throw one's hat in the ring
- throw one's money about/around
- throw one's toys out of the pram
- throw one's weight about (or around)
- throw one's weight behind
- throw (or cast or shed) light on