hayrack

[ hey-rak ]

/ ˈheɪˌræk /

a rack for holding hay for feeding horses or cattle.

a rack or framework mounted on a wagon, for use in carrying hay, straw, or the like.

the wagon and rack together.

Origin of hayrack

First recorded in 1815–25; hay + rack¹

And for six weeks they kept steady company going to band concerts, dances, hayrack rides, picnics and high jinks together.

Rootabaga Stories |Carl Sandburg
Behind this was a hayrack, mounted on runners and well filled with hay.

Janet Hardy in Hollywood |Ruthe S. Wheeler
Ruby turned away, and began pulling at his hayrack in silence.

At the Back of the North Wind |George MacDonald
Under a hayrack was a large child's cradle: it was of a remarkable size, having been made for twins.

Vivian Grey |Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

Skipper noted first that there was no feed-box and no hayrack.

Horses Nine |Sewell Ford

hayrack

/ (ˈheɪˌræk) /

a rack for holding hay for feeding to animals

a rack fixed to a cart or wagon to increase the quantity of hay or straw that it can carry