Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A field where grass designed to be made into hay is grown; a field where grass is being made into hay.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A field where grass for hay has been cut; a meadow.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
field ofhay
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
Etymologies
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Examples
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A hayfield is a very charming place, but in the middle of the night, with the dew clinging to everything, it is apt to prove but a chilly bed; the most familiar objects put on strange and unreal forms, the most familiar sounds become loud and alarming.
A World of Girls The Story of a School L. T. Meade 1884
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I was heading past the hayfield to the dump when I noticed the ringing in my ears again; and then, beside me—an angel, fiddling with the seat belt.
I Hear the Voices of Angels Con Chapman 2011
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We went on past the last hayfield, which was as far as I'd ever gone.
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I love my bow and there is nothing like hangin out in hayfield waiting for that elusive buck.
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He left the country road at the first gate he came to and cantered through a hayfield.
Chapter VIII 2010
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"An angel appeared to him in a hayfield," he explained.
I Hear the Voices of Angels Con Chapman 2011
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Just yesterday 4 fawns were killed as we bush hogged our 3 acres of hayfield ... this has never happened before.
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When you approach a meadow, hayfield, green wheat field or other open place sneak in | Field & Stream
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Just yesterday 4 fawns were killed as we bush hogged our 3 acres of hayfield ... this has never happened before.
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When you approach a meadow, hayfield, green wheat field or other open place sneak in behind dense cover without exposing yourself and glass the field with binoculars.
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