Meanings
nounhayrack (plural hayracks)
plural hayracks
- A freestanding vertical drying-rack for animal fodder.
The books flutter down from the bucket on high onto an old hayrack on the floor of the Dumpster.
2007 July 3, Verlyn Klinkenborg, “Barn Cleaning”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry
Similar
hayrig
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Czech jesle
- jeslevertical drying-rack
Danish hæs
- hæsvertical drying-rack
Dutch ruif
- ruifvertical drying-rack
Finnish haasia, pieles
- haasiavertical drying-rack
- pielesvertical drying-rack
- rehtovertical drying-rack
French râtelier
- râteliervertical drying-rack
German Raufe
- Raufevertical drying-rack
Italian rastrelliera
- rastrellieravertical drying-rack
Latin iacea
- iaceavertical drying-rack
Polish paśnik
- paśnikvertical drying-rack
Portuguese cocho
- cochovertical drying-rack
Russian ко́злы, рога́тки
- ко́злы (kózly)vertical drying-rack
- рога́тки (rogátki)vertical drying-rack
Swedish höhäck
- höhäckvertical drying-rack
Welsh rhastal, rhastl
- rhastalvertical drying-rack
- rhastlvertical drying-rack
- rhestlvertical drying-rack
Cite this entry
APA
hayrack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hayrack
MLA
“hayrack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hayrack. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hayrack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hayrack.
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