hayrick

[ hey-rik ]

noun

1. Chiefly Midland U.S. rick ¹( def 1 ).
2. Chiefly British. a haystack.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hayrick¹

First recorded in 1400–50, hayrick is from the late Middle English word heyrek. See hay, rick ¹

Example Sentences

I knelt, up there on the hayrick, and let my thanks go with his to heaven's gate.

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Had it been otherwise, he might have soon and suddenly waked up, to find himself as a rat in the heart of a burning hayrick.

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He said he could live upon blackberries, nuts and field turnips, and was willing to sleep on a hayrick.

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Place hayricks and cornstacks alternately; the hayrick will check the progress of the fire.

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As if he had applied a torch to the hayrick of popular interest, San Francisco flamed with fortune-seeking ardor.

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