hayward
/ˈheɪwəɹd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.36 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One whose occupation involved overseeing the sowing and harvesting of crops as well as protecting the crops from stray people or animals.
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A surname originating as an occupation.
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A male given name.
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A place in the United States:
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A place in the United States:
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A place in the United States:
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A place in the United States:
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A place in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "[…] it was held that this was not indictable, for till the horse got to the pound the hayward was merely acting as the servant of the owner of the land […]"
- "The hayward at the same place had an acre of the lord's corn in autumn, always in a certain part of the field."
- "A horn, such as our man wears, was always worn by a hayward, who used to blow it to warn off people from straying in the crops."
- "Oakland Privacy, a citizen activist group, said the Kaiser parking lots in Vallejo, Oakland, Union City, Hayward, and San Leandro have two dozen plate readers."