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Definition of Hayward
1. n. An officer who is appointed to guard hedges, and to keep cattle from breaking or cropping them, and whose further duty it is to impound animals found running at large.
Definition of Hayward
1. Noun. (obsolete) One whose occupation involved overseeing the sowing and harvesting of crops as well as protecting the crops from stray people or animals. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hayward
1. an officer who tends cattle [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hayward
Literary usage of Hayward
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and Their ...by Algernon Graves by Algernon Graves (1906)
"J. hayward. 1798. 367 Part of the remains of St . Mary Magdalen, near Winchester.
... JS hayward, do. 1801. 308 View of the interior of Tintern ..."
2. The Boston Directory (1862)
"hayward John, at Home for the Aged, 17 South hayward Joseph H. Mrs. house 64
Mount Vernon hayward Joshua S. printer, 2.31 Washington, bds. ..."
3. Baltimore: Its History and Its People by Clayton Colman Hall, Lewis Historical Publishing Co (1912)
"Mr. hayward was chosen to represent his family in the company and ultimately ...
At present, E. Bartlett hayward is the only representative of the Bartlett ..."
4. Archaeologia Cantiana by Kent Archaeological Society (1866)
"Thomas Shaw and Jane hayward were married Mr. Henry Fowles and Mrs. ... Thomas Larkin
and Elizabeth hayward of this parish, married Oct. 4, 1666. ..."
5. The Fortnightly Review (1884)
"hayward: POSTSCRIPTS As I have received several letters which throw a new light
upon various aspects of Mr. Hay ward's career and character—supplementing ..."