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- [hey-rik]
- /ˈheɪˌrɪk/
- /rɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hey-rik]
- /ˈheɪˌrɪk/
Definitions of hayrick word
- noun hayrick Chiefly Midland U.S. rick1 (def 1). 1
- noun hayrick Chiefly British. a haystack. 1
- noun hayrick Another term for haystack. 1
- noun hayrick a large heap of hay; haystack 0
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Origin of hayrick
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50, hayrick is from the late Middle English word heyrek. See hay, rick1
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Parts of speech for Hayrick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hayrick popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
hayrick usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hayrick
noun hayrick
- hay — John Milton, 1838–1905, U.S. statesman and author.
- pile — the lower of two dies for coining by hand.
- stack — a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
- sheaf — one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
- rick — a male given name, form of Eric or Richard.
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