haycock
/hˈeɪkˌɑk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A small conical pile of hay, or a heap of hay thrown up in a hayfield while the hay is being cured or awaiting relocation to a haystack or barn.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "And willows, willow-herb, and grass, / And meadowsweet, and haycocks dry, / No whit less still and lonely fair / Than the high cloudlets in the sky."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: haycok