hayfork

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English

Etymology

From hay +‎ fork.

Noun

hayfork (plural hayforks)

  1. A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork.
    • 2007 March 18, Michael Chabon, “‘Gentlemen of the Road’”, in New York Times[1]:
      Creaking leather and the snorting of mules, snatches of off-key ballads, the clop of hooves and the patter of bare soles, the rattle of hayforks and lances.