Associations to the word «Hayseed»
Noun
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Wiktionary
HAYSEED, noun. Seeds from grass that has become hay.
HAYSEED, noun. Cruft from bits of hay that sticks to clothing, etc.
HAYSEED, noun. (only countable) A rustic person; a yokel or bumpkin. [Also used attributively: e.g. a hayseed name.]
Dictionary definition
HAYSEED, noun. A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.