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hay⋅stack

[hey-stak]
–noun
a stack of hay with a conical or ridged top, built up in the mowed field so as to prevent the accumulation of moisture and promote drying.
Also, especially British, hayrick.


Origin:
1425–75; late ME. See hay, stack
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hay·stack   (hā'stāk')   
n.  A large stack of hay, especially as left in a field to dry. Also called hayrick.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Idioms & Phrases

haystack

see needle in a haystack.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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