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hayseed
hay·seed
/
ˈheɪˌsid
/
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hey
-seed
]
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noun
1.
grass
seed
, especially that shaken out of
hay
.
2.
small bits of the chaff, straw, etc., of
hay
.
3.
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; yokel; hick.
Origin:
1570–80;
hay
+
seed
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hayseed
(ˈheɪˌsiːd)
—
n
1.
seeds or fragments of grass or straw
2.
informal
,
derogatory
(
US
), (
Canadian
) a yokel
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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hayseed definition
n.
a farmer; a rustic character, usually a male. :
I'm not just some hayseed fresh off the farm.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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