hayloft

H4A1Y4L1O1F4T1

noun

The upper storey of a barn used for storing hay.

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haymowmow
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Meanings

nounhayloft (plural haylofts)

plural haylofts · alternative hay loft · alternative hay-loft

  1. The upper storey of a barn used for storing hay.

    "I went into the stable first to see to the horse, and found him neighing and waiting for his hay, so I went up into the hay-loft for an armful[.]"

    1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 33

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna loft in a barn where hay is stored

Similar
haymowmow
Broader
loftatticgarret
Also see
haymowmow

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hay + loft.

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Translations

Bulgarian плевня, сеновал
  • плевня (plevnja)upper storey of a barn
  • сеновал (senoval)upper storey of a barn
Catalan pallissa, herbera
  • pallissaupper storey of a barn
  • herberaupper storey of a barn
Chinese Mandarin 乾草棚 /干草棚, 乾草倉 /干草仓
  • 乾草棚 /干草棚 (gāncǎopéng)upper storey of a barn
  • 乾草倉 /干草仓 (gāncǎocāng)upper storey of a barn
Danish høloft
  • høloftupper storey of a barn
Dutch hooischuur
  • hooischuurupper storey of a barn
Esperanto fojnejo
  • fojnejoupper storey of a barn
Finnish heinävintti
  • heinävinttiupper storey of a barn
French grenier à foin, fenil
  • grenier à foinupper storey of a barn
  • fenilupper storey of a barn
German Heuboden, Heubühne
  • Heubodenupper storey of a barn
  • Heubühneupper storey of a barn
  • Heudieleupper storey of a barn
Irish lochta féir
  • lochta féirupper storey of a barn
Italian fienile
  • fienileupper storey of a barn
Japanese 干し草置き場
  • 干し草置き場 (hoshigusa no okiba)upper storey of a barn
Latin fenile, faenīlia
  • fenileupper storey of a barn
  • faenīliaupper storey of a barn
Norwegian høyloft
  • høyloftupper storey of a barn
Persian کاهدان, کاهخانه
  • کاهدان (kâhdân)upper storey of a barn
  • کاهخانه (kâhxâne)upper storey of a barn
  • کاهانبار (kâha-nbâr)upper storey of a barn
Polish sąsiek
  • sąsiekupper storey of a barn
Portuguese palheiro
  • palheiroupper storey of a barn
Russian сенова́л, се́нник
  • сенова́л (senovál)upper storey of a barn
  • се́нник (sénnik)upper storey of a barn
Spanish henil
  • henilupper storey of a barn
Swedish höskulle, höloft
  • höskulleupper storey of a barn
  • höloftupper storey of a barn
Ukrainian сінова́л, сі́нник
  • сінова́л (sinovál)upper storey of a barn
  • сі́нник (sínnyk)upper storey of a barn
Cite this entry
APA

hayloft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hayloft

MLA

“hayloft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hayloft. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hayloft,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hayloft.

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