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

It is probable that it had been borne from its domicile in some hayrick, and, observing the swan, had made for it as an ark of safety, in the hope of prolonging its life.

From Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom by Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)