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haybox

haybox

8.3
A box that stores hay for feeding farm animals
  • noun
  • /ˈheɪˌbɑks/
: comedor de heno
  • The farmer filled the haybox with fresh hay every morning for the horses.

Examples

  • He built a sturdy haybox to keep the feed dry and organized.

  • During winter, the cows gathered around the large wooden haybox in the barn.

  • The farmer built a haybox for his horses.

  • We need to fill the haybox with fresh hay.

  • The farmer filled the haybox with fresh hay every morning for the horses.

  • During winter, the cows gathered around the large wooden haybox in the barn.

  • He built a sturdy haybox to keep the feed dry and organized.

Synonyms

box
vshaybox
∞ 1.0

A usually rectangular container with a lid for holding things or the amount it holds

is a container made for storing dried animal feed for livestock

How Big

barn
369 1.0
haystack
42 1.6
haybox
8.3
bale
22 3.0

Surface Forms

haybox singular
hayboxes plural

Morphology

haybox = hay + box (transparent) = hay + box

A literal compound meaning a box for storing hay; components map directly to the sense.

Etymology

Haybox is simply hay + box, a box for hay. Farmers filled a haybox to keep hay dry and ready 'to feed' horses and cows, so it now means a container for animal feed.