hayloft
- noun
- /ˈheɪˌlɔft/
- We can sleep in the hayloft and tell ghost stories and—"Shame on you, Becky," Dad laughed.
- the hayloft of a barn
- ladder to the hayloft
- hid in the hayloft
Examples
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And we have a hayloft that's good for sleeping.
Fiction book (1997) -
Becky took a deep breath and followed her dad up the ladder to the hayloft.
Fiction book (2000) -
We're all sleeping in the hayloft tonight.
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Look at the new hayloft.
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There they are, in the hayloft.
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I practiced for about an hour in the hayloft, with nobody to bother me but the farm animals.
Fiction book (1993) -
When I came home that day, I took the saxophone up to the hayloft to practice my scales.
Fiction book (1993) -
Ruby then proposed that they take a rest in the hayloft, a fine place for a sit-down, she said.
Fiction book (1997) -
The farmer stored the freshly cut grass in the hayloft to keep it dry for the winter.
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After the storm, we found the cat hiding in the hayloft where it felt safe.
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Etymology
Hayloft is a simple compound of hay and loft: hay is 'dried grass' used to feed animals, and loft means 'upper room' or high space in a building. So a hayloft is the high part of a barn where farmers store their hay.