hayfield

noun

hay·​field ˈhā-ˌfēld How to pronounce hayfield (audio)
variants or less commonly hay field
: a field where herbaceous plants and especially grasses or legumes (such as timothy or alfalfa) are grown for hay (see hay entry 1 sense 1)

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There’s a marshy creek that runs down the west side of the property, and that creekbottom transitions to a 100-yard-wide stretch of hardwoods that border a hayfield. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 But this year, portions of the river have been transformed into stretches of dry sand and gravel, while farmers have kept hayfields green by running their wells and pumps. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 The second generation expanded orchard acreage and planted hayfields. — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026 The course was built on a hayfield with an emphasis on maintaining as much natural habitat as possible, converting dry pastures to prairie grass, and maintaining native plant buffers along bodies of water. — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hayfield

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hayfield was in 1785

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“Hayfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hayfield. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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