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hayburner

hayburner noun: a worthless horse.

Noun

hayburner (plural hayburners)

  1. (slang) A worthless horse.
  2. (US, obsolete) A kind of kerosene lantern.

Forms of hayburner

pluralhayburners

Origin of hayburner

hay + burner

Questions about hayburner

What does hayburner mean?
Hayburner means a worthless horse.
What part of speech is hayburner?
Hayburner is a noun.
What is the plural of hayburner?
The plural of hayburner is hayburners.

Words near hayburner in the dictionary

  1. haybird
  2. haybirds
  3. haybote
  4. haybox
  5. hayboxes
  6. hayburner
  7. hayburners
  8. haycap
  9. haycaps
  10. haycart
  11. haycarts

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