Hayloft

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The upper storey of a barn used for storing hay.

    ""I went into the stable first to see to the horse, and found him neighing and waiting for his hay, so I went up into the hay-loft for an armful[.]""

  2. 2
    a loft in a barn where hay is stored wordnet

Example

More examples

""I went into the stable first to see to the horse, and found him neighing and waiting for his hay, so I went up into the hay-loft for an armful[.]""

Etymology

From hay + loft.

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