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Definition of haycock in English: haycocknoun ˈheɪkɒkˈheɪˌkɑk A conical heap of hay in a field. Example sentencesExamples - On the afternoon he arrived, we went for a long walk and eventually rested against some haycocks in a meadow and had a long talk.
- Other common objects also had their names changed to make them more seemly: haycock turned into haystack, weathercock into weathervane, and apricock into apricot.
- The ‘Rosie’ of the title is a village girl who ‘baptized him with her cidrous kisses’ behind a haycock.
Definition of haycock in US English: haycocknounˈhāˌkäkˈheɪˌkɑk A conical heap of hay in a field. Example sentencesExamples - On the afternoon he arrived, we went for a long walk and eventually rested against some haycocks in a meadow and had a long talk.
- The ‘Rosie’ of the title is a village girl who ‘baptized him with her cidrous kisses’ behind a haycock.
- Other common objects also had their names changed to make them more seemly: haycock turned into haystack, weathercock into weathervane, and apricock into apricot.
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