hayfork

[ hey-fawrk ]

noun

1. a forklike tool for pitching hay.
2. a machine for loading or unloading hay.

hayfork

/ ˈheɪˌfɔːk /

noun

1. a long-handled fork with two long curved prongs, used for moving or turning hay; pitchfork

Word History and Origins

Origin of hayfork¹

First recorded in 1545–55; hay + fork

Example Sentences

The English-style structure still has the original hayfork hanging from the roof.

From Washington Times

Down tumbled the old coloured glass from the ancient mullions, rattling on the tomb-stones beneath, and sounding like curses on sacrilege in the ears of the affrighted hero of the gun and the hayfork!

From Project Gutenberg

From among a sheaf of hayforks he chose the lightest for them, and they began anywhere, just tipping at the swaths.

From Project Gutenberg

A labourer stealthily approached, and suddenly speared him with one of the sharp points of the prong or hayfork he carried: the pike was a good sized one too.

From Project Gutenberg

Wally came with the hayfork out of the stable towards Benedict.

From Project Gutenberg