As nouns the difference between haystack and haycock
is that haystack is a mound, pile, or stack of stored hay while haycock is a small, conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack.
haystack
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.
Synonyms
* hayrick
Derived terms
* needle in a haystack
haycock
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A small, conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack