hayrick

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The fans' player of the season last time around, the tall Argentinian with the hayrick hairstyle is a cultured footballer with a coolness that belies his Wildman of Borneo appearance.

From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2011

An enterprising publican near Birmingham bought a hayrick, stuck it in a nearby field, and advertised it "for sale."

From Time Magazine Archive

Farmers could drive to the field to inspect the hayrick and, incidentally, drop into the pub for a pint.

From Time Magazine Archive

On one especially hot day, they left the boat in the sedges by the river and went to sit near a hayrick where it was shady.

From Time Magazine Archive

In this dilemma the old plan used to be to fire it into a hayrick, standing at a short distance; the hay, yielding slightly, prevented the rod from breaking to pieces when it struck.

From The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life by Jefferies, Richard