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Hayward
//ˈheɪwəɹd// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname originating as an occupation.
- 2 A male given name.
- 3 A place in the United States:; A city in Alameda County, California. Former spellings include Haywood.
"Oakland Privacy, a citizen activist group, said the Kaiser parking lots in Vallejo, Oakland, Union City, Hayward, and San Leandro have two dozen plate readers."
- 4 A place in the United States:; A minor city and township in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
- 5 A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
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- 6 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Garfield County, Oklahoma.
- 7 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon.
- 8 A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Sawyer County, Wisconsin.
- 9 A place in the United States:; A town in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, surrounding the city of the same name.
Noun
- 1 One whose occupation involved overseeing the sowing and harvesting of crops as well as protecting the crops from stray people or animals. historical
"[…] it was held that this was not indictable, for till the horse got to the pound the hayward was merely acting as the servant of the owner of the land […]"
- 2 A kiwifruit variety.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From hay + ward.
Etymology 2
From hayward.
Etymology 3
From hayward.
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