Etymology

haycock

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Middle English haycok
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromhaycok
  2. English todayhaycock

From Middle English haycok, hacoke, haycoke; equivalent to hay + cock (“conical heap”).

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