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hayseed

 [hey-seed]  

hay·seed

   [hey-seed]
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

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hayseed definition


  1. 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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