haycock

[ hey-kok ]

noun

1. a small conical pile of hay stacked in a hayfield while the hay is awaiting removal to a barn.

haycock

/ ˈheɪˌkɒk /

noun

1. a small cone-shaped pile of hay left in the field until dry enough to carry to the rick or barn

Word History and Origins

Origin of haycock¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; hay, cock ³

Example Sentences

One cow needs 16 haycocks, of a size that can be hauled by a single horse, to feed it through the winter.

From BBC

They were about the size and shape of ordinary haycocks, and show that the people must sleep, as they sit, curled almost into a ball.

From Project Gutenberg

Drunkenness outlives beauty—the clod burying haycock, bog and girl.

From Project Gutenberg

The hut was a structure made of poles and a thatch of brush and grass that was of about the shape of a Yankee haycock, and only a little larger.

From Project Gutenberg

When he was gone, my father called me to him, and we sat down beneath the elm, on a haycock.

From Project Gutenberg