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hayfork

hayfork

1 6.0
A long-handled tool with several points used to lift and turn hay
  • noun
  • /ˈheɪˌfɔrk/
translation icon : horquilla
  • With his hayfork, she turned over the piles of hay to let them dry.

Examples

  • After the harvest, he leaned the hayfork against the wall.

  • He saw axes, flails, and hayforks—but no proper pikes or halberds, thank God.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Shaggy, wild-eyed men, armed with cudgels, scythes, and hayforks.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The farmer used a hayfork to lift the hay into the barn.

Synonyms

pitchfork
vshayfork
36 1.7

A long-handled farm tool with wide sharp prongs used to lift and toss hay

is the tool with closer prongs for turning or lifting hay rather than tossing it
fork
vshayfork
14 1.0

A long-handled tool with several prongs for moving hay or soil

is the specific long handled tool for turning or lifting hay
haymaker
vshayfork
  • Specialized
7.9

A machine that turns and spreads cut grass so it dries faster

is a simple hand tool used directly to turn or lift hay

How Large

tractor
85 2.3
hayfork
1 6.0
fork
14 1.0

Surface Forms

hayfork singular
hayforks plural

Morphology

hayfork = hay + fork (transparent) = hay + fork

The compound directly names a fork used for handling hay; both components and their combination are straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word hayfork comes from the words hay ('dried grass') and fork ('tool with prongs'). So it literally means a 'fork for hay', which is why it names the long-handled tool used to lift and turn hay.