haystack

haystack
/hay"stak'/, n.
a stack of hay with a conical or ridged top, built up in the mowed field so as to prevent the accumulation of moisture and promote drying.
Also, esp. Brit., hayrick.
[1425-75; late ME. See HAY, STACK]

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