hayloft
pronunciation
How to pronounce hayloft in British English:
UK [ˈheɪlɒft]
How to pronounce hayloft in American English:
US [ˈheɪlɔft]
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- Noun:
- a loft for storing hay
Word Origin
- hayloft (n.)
- storing place for hay in a stable or barn, 1570s, from hay + loft (n.).
Example
- 1. Get out of that hayloft !
- 2. Are to be kept confined to the hayloft .
- 3. Maybe there 's some hayseeds in the hayloft .
- 4. He ran into the barn , climbed to the hayloft and uncovered the tin can . He poured the coins out and began to count .
- 5. In the corner near her grandfather 's bed she saw a short ladder against the wall ; up she climbed and found herself in the hayloft . There lay a large heap of fresh sweet-smelling hay , while through a round window in the wall she could see right down the valley .