haytrough

noun
UK /ˈheɪ.trɒf/
US /ˈheɪ.trɔːf/

A big box that holds hay for farm animals to eat.

The farmer filled the haytrough so the cows could eat.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A long, open container used to hold dried grass for horses or cattle.

The horses gathered around the wooden haytrough at dawn.

3. A rack or frame built to keep hay off the ground and dry.

They built a haytrough near the stable to keep the feed clean.

4. Any feeding station on a farm that supplies roughage to animals.

Each pen had its own haytrough for the sheep.