hay-cock in English

Forms: hay-cocks [plural], haycock [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle English heicok, equivalent to hay + cock (“a shock or pile of grain”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|heicok}} Middle English heicok, {{compound|en|hay|cock|t2=a shock or pile of grain}} hay + cock (“a shock or pile of grain”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hay-cock (plural hay-cocks)

Inflected forms

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    },
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          "hayfield",
          "hayfield"
        ],
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          "barn",
          "barn"
        ]
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"hay-cock" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms