Also spelled ayfield

US /ˈheɪfiːld/ UK /ˈheɪfiːld/
noun Freq #76918

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a field in which grass or another crop is grown, cut, or lying for use as hay

    Workers gathered the dry grass from the hayfield before the rain arrived.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a field in which grass or... hay meadowmeadow
Word family
Related forms haypasturemeadowfield

Etymology

A transparent compound of hay + field, attested in forms inherited from Old English. It denotes land used to grow or harvest grass for hay, or a field in which the cut hay is lying.

Topics

markdown

Send feedback

Optional — only if you'd like a reply.