hayrig
Noun: A hayrig is a frame or rack that is attached to a wagon. Its specific purpose is to increase the wagon's capacity for carrying hay.
The word "hayrig" is a highly specific, historical, or regional term. It is not commonly used in modern, everyday English. It would be used when describing the equipment of traditional farming wagons. - The farmer attached the hayrig to the wagon before heading to the field. - With the hayrig, they could haul twice the load of loose hay.
The term is almost exclusively found in historical texts, agricultural histories, or regional dialects describing pre-industrial or early industrial farming practices.
- Hayrack: A more common synonym for a similar device, often a stationary rack for feeding hay to livestock or a frame on a wagon for transporting it.
- Wagon rack: A general term for any frame attached to a wagon to increase its load capacity.
- Hayrack
- Wagon extension
- Load rack
"Hayrig" refers specifically to a device for transporting hay. It is distinct from a "hayloft" (a storage area) or a "haystack" (a piled stack of hay in a field).
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a frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry
