Pook
/puːk/noun
A Scots word for a small haystack or heap of hay.
Did you know?Although pook resembles the name of the supernatural Púca or Puck, the Scots haymaking word is generally treated as a separate dialect term, and no reliable occult origin is established.
Etymological Timeline
Medieval Scots
Scots
pook
“A small heap or stack, especially of hay.”
Early Modern Period
Scots
pook
“A haycock or compact pile of dried grass made in the field.”
18th Century
Scots
pook
“A regional agricultural term for a small haystack.”
Modern English dialects
English
pook
“A Scots dialect word referring chiefly to a small haystack or hay heap.”