Definition of hayloft
: a loft especially for storing hay
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Upstairs is a hayloft and an office with a kitchenette and half bath.
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The pièce de résistance is the vast living area on the second floor, which was originally the hayloft.
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The two-level building also has a bunkhouse upstairs in a former hayloft that can sleep 10 people.
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As the Holocaust and World War II persisted, Dillard recalls hiding in haylofts and wagons to elude the Nazis.
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As cows grazed on green fields last week, barn restorer Michael Stitt crouched in the hayloft and, with a winch, hand-tightened a chain and cable wrapped around the beams of the barn's upper wall.
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Once a rat in its haste jumped from the hayloft onto my shoulder, using it as a springboard to the floor.
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First Known Use of hayloft
1530
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Definition of hayloft for English Language Learners
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: the upper part of a barn where hay is stored
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Definition of hayloft for Students
: a loft in a barn or stable for storing hay
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