hayfork

Straw-lifting tool

A hayfork is a long-handled tool with two or three prongs, used to lift and pitch hay.

The word is interchangeable with pitchfork, though hayfork specifies the agricultural purpose: He grabbed the hayfork and started loading the wagon.

tool

tines

Fork's pointed projections

wooden · metal · grip · leverage · thrusting · piercing · lifting · stabbing · shaft · forked

haywork

bales

Tied agricultural packages

hefting · loading · barn · loft · mow · storing · forage · feedstuff · wagonload · haystack

farming

harvest

Gathering mature crops

livestock · cattle · horses · dairy · stable · manger · feeding · husbandry · homestead · farmhand

labor

sweat

Moisture from skin pores

  • toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
  • musclesContractile body tissue
  • effortApplied energy toward goals

strength · endurance · physical · backbreaking · calluses · fatigue · grueling · repetitive · sunup · dawn

rustic

pastoral

Of countryside or clergy care

heritage · handcrafted · antique · nostalgic · Americana · agrarian · simple · country life · folklore · picturesque

Categories
Opposites
tool function/mechanism

hayforkshovel

Tool for moving earth

spade · scoop · trowel · hoe · rake

cultural symbolism

hayforkbriefcase

Portable document container

metropolis · city · skyscraper · subway card · laptop

Family

hayforks

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G