hayfork en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English hay Latin furcabor. Proto-West Germanic *furkō Old English forca Middle English forke English fork English hayfork From hay + fork.
Meanings
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A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork.
Creaking leather and the snorting of mules, snatches of off-key ballads, the clop of hooves and the patter of bare soles, the rattle of hayforks and lances.
2007 March 18, Michael Chabon, “‘Gentlemen of the Road’”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hayforks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
sv högaffel (1. A tool used for moving hay) · fi heinähanko (1. A tool used for moving hay) · ga forc féir (1. A tool used for moving hay) · tr dirgen (1. A tool used for moving hay) · de Heugabel (1. A tool used for moving hay) · izh heinähanko (1. A tool used for moving hay) · sv hötjuga (1. A tool used for moving hay)