"hayfork" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hayforks [plural]
Etymology: From hay + fork. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|hay|fork}} hay + fork Head templates: {{en-noun}} hayfork (plural hayforks)
  1. A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork. Categories (topical): Agriculture, Tools Translations (1. A tool used for moving hay): heinähanko (Finnish), Heugabel [feminine] (German), forc féir [masculine] (Irish), högaffel (Swedish), hötjuga [common-gender] (Swedish), dirgen (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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