hayward

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈheɪwəɹd/
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/ˈheɪwəɹd/ · /ˈheɪwə(ɹ)d/

Definition of hayward

11 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (historical)One whose occupation involved overseeing the sowing and harvesting of crops as well as protecting the crops from stray people or animals.
    “[…] 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 […]”
    “The hayward at the same place had an acre of the lord's corn in autumn, always in a certain part of the field.”
    “A horn, such as our man wears, was always worn by a hayward, who used to blow it to warn off people from straying in the crops.”
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noun

  1. (historical)One whose occupation involved overseeing the sowing and harvesting of crops as well as protecting the crops from stray people or animals.
    “[…] 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 […]”
    “The hayward at the same place had an acre of the lord's corn in autumn, always in a certain part of the field.”
    “A horn, such as our man wears, was always worn by a hayward, who used to blow it to warn off people from straying in the crops.”
  2. A kiwifruit variety.

name

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A place in the United States:
    “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.”
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Etymology

From hay + ward.

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