Sections, folds, slices.... how do you refer to a 'piece' of hay?

[gadetra]

A Cut. And I'm Irish (midlands). More specifically "a cut a hay".
But a cut is an arbitrary measure. It describes a bit of everything. Measured now in forkfulls really.

 

[Shadow the Reindeer]

I never for a minute thought i'd get home to over 140 replies
Interesting to how many different words are used to describe a section
Goes off to find another interesting yard object that has many names

 

[Enfys]

I've always called it a clat,
take a chiggy pig (chickie pig/ chuckie pig) for example, nobody other than those who are local to my area has a clue!

We used to call them Chuggie pigs, I was raised in East Devon. I used to ride a horse called Chuggy Pig.

Always been a section to me, although here it is a flake.

 

[Enfys]

I tend to say slice, sometimes flaps

God No! Not flaps.....the bind moggles

GG, I spent some time in South Wales, now you mention it we called them wafers/waifs on the yard there, I had forgotten that.

 

[RockinRudolph]

I think I remember calling it a cake?!

 

[cblover]

I call it a slice, always have!

 

[riding_high]

i've always called it a section, i'm late 30's and from west wales.
have noticed that living in somerset though that people call it so many different things.

 

[Ambers mum]

Section or slab. I'm in my 40's and from Warwickshire, most people round here use the same terms

 

[frb]

A wedge of hay.

 

[Spit That Out]

Slice, section or wedge

 

[Quantock-cob]

Must be slow news day on HHO - 16 pages discussing the name for hay. WTF !!!

 

[Perissa]

I'm in southern Hampshire, lived here for 35years+ and have always said 'a fold of hay'. Seems like I am in the minority. Most other people in this area Southampton/Fareham/Portsmouth call them sections or wedges.

I have never heard of hay being called cakes or bisquits!

 

[Chestersmummy]

Slice. Always used slice.

 

[TigerTail]

Yorkshire - flap of hay

 

[Bettyboo222]

I'm 18 and call it a slice, one of the girls on my yard calls it a page

 

[Spyda]

just burst out laughing at flaps, excuse my mind! ..

Glad you said that before me!!! LOL. Thought it was just my weird and dirty mind alone. Glad to know I am not alone after all. Sad though, considering I'm mid forties with 4 kids. I really DO need to grow up. LOL.

 

[Shysmum]

slab...

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

Small squares I refer to as slices big rounds I feed in nets so dont call it anything. If Im peeling it I call them layers but I wouldnt put a full layer in the field lol

 

[Crugeran Celt]

Section from a small bale and a slice from a round bale.

 

[pudz02]

Ive always called it a wad!

 

[kellybee]

Either a slab or a wad. Slab works better with my dad because he seems to think a wad means a bale...

"No dad, you can't feed the lammy shetland a whole bale!" is a conversation we've had of late.

 

[Echo Bravo]

A square of hay, that's how I've always known it as and I'm in my 60's

 

[Maesfen]

Another wad here and that goes back to the 50's!

 

[Slightlyconfused]

I call it a slice but an old lady we know calls it biscuits.....

 

[Law]

I'm another one that's always known them to be biscuits!
Some very strange names for it that i've never heard of, on here!

 

[Fimbacob]

Ive heard of it called slices but ive always called it a wap. This is what I heard it as, as a child and it stuck.