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Iowa; -- a nickname of obscure origin.

A plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision.

See Haulm, straw.

A hawse hole. Harris.

A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.

Made in the manner of a hawser. Cf. Cable-laid, and see Illust. of Cordage.

A thorny shrub or tree (the Cratægus oxyacantha), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit called haw. It is much used in Europe for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American hawthorn is Cratægus cordata, which has the leaves but little lobed. Gives not the hawthorn b…

A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially of a rabbit. Rowe. To dance the hay, to dance in a ring. Shak.

A machine in which hay is chopped short, as fodder for cattle.

The European spotted flycatcher.

An allowance of wood to a tenant for repairing his hedges or fences; hedgebote. See Bote. Blackstone.

A conical pile or hear of hay in the field. The tanned haycock in the mead. Milton.

A field where grass for hay has been cut; a meadow. Cowper.

A fork for pitching and tedding hay. Horse hayfork, a contrivance for unloading hay from the cart and depositing it in the loft, or on a mow, by horse power.

A loft or scaffold for hay.

One who cuts and cures hay.

The operation or work of cutting grass and curing it for hay.

A mow or mass of hay laid up in a barn for preservation.

A frame mounted on the running gear of a wagon, and used in hauling hay, straw, sheaves, etc.; -- called also hay rigging.

A rake for collecting hay; especially, a large rake drawn by a horse or horses.