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hayrack

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A freestanding vertical drying-rack for animal fodder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hayrig

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: framework

3

noun

Meaning 3

a rack that holds hay for feeding livestock

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rack

History

Etymology

From hay + rack.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: jesle — vertical drying-rack
  • Danish: hæs — vertical drying-rack
  • Dutch: ruif — vertical drying-rack
  • Finnish: haasia — vertical drying-rack
  • Finnish: pieles — vertical drying-rack
  • Finnish: rehto — vertical drying-rack
  • French: râtelier — vertical drying-rack
  • German: Raufe — vertical drying-rack
  • Ingrian: reteli — vertical drying-rack
  • Ingrian: heinähäkki — vertical drying-rack
  • Italian: rastrelliera — vertical drying-rack
  • Latin: iacea — vertical drying-rack
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hesje — vertical drying-rack
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hes — vertical drying-rack
  • Polish: paśnik — vertical drying-rack
  • Portuguese: cocho — vertical drying-rack
  • Russian: ко́злы (kózly) — vertical drying-rack
  • Russian: рога́тки (rogátki) — vertical drying-rack
  • Slovene: kozolec — vertical drying-rack
  • Swedish: höhäck — vertical drying-rack
  • Welsh: rhastal — vertical drying-rack
  • Welsh: rhastl — vertical drying-rack
  • Welsh: rhestl — vertical drying-rack