Definitions
a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick
Word origin
From Middle English haycok, hacoke, haycoke; equivalent to hay + cock (“conical heap”).
Used in a sentence
“Brother Kempe, as many alhailes to thy perſon as there be haicocks in Iuly at Pancredge: […]”
“And then in haste her bow'r she leaves, With Thestylis to bind the sheaves; Or if the earlier season lead To the tann'd haycock in the mead.”
“[T]hey perceived lying closely concealed beneath the thick foliage of a Haycock, a beautifull little Girl not more than 3 months old.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Field stack”7 letters
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