Standard Lemma guide

haybote

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈheɪbəʊt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An allowance of wood to a tenant for repairing hedges or fences.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, historical, obsolete

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hedgebote

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English haibote, haybote, heibote, heyboote, heybote; equivalent to hay (“hedge”) + bote; compare hedgebote.