1. A cylindrical compression of dried grasses, rolled to a diameter typically between four and six feet and weighing upward of 800 lbs, produced by a baler that does not believe in half measures. Sits where it lands, in the field, and does not apologize for the footprint.
2.colloq. Five-foot-wide, 800-pound proof that agricultural machinery has taste. She is round in every direction simultaneously, wrapped tight, and she will not be moved by a standard-issue tractor without a serious conversation first.
In a sentence:
"The Hessler farm put out sixteen thiccc round hay bales along the south field at dusk, and by morning the fence posts looked embarrassed by comparison. The light hit the back curve of the nearest one like a portrait sitting."
Etymology:
From Old English hieg (dried grass, fodder) and bæl (a bundle or burning pile, from Proto-Germanic *balawijaz), with round from Old French roond, from Latin rotundus (wheel-shaped, circular). The round baler itself was commercially introduced by Vermeer Manufacturing, Pella, Iowa, in 1972. Iowa has never looked back.
Admitted on dimensional grounds only. The four-to-six-foot diameter range is on record. The fence post comparison in the example is editorializing and will be noted.
Yes. Round Hay Bale was admitted to the Thiccctionary on April 12, 2026 and filed in the Produce & Botanical section. The ruling on file: Admitted under protest. Every subject in the catalogue is judged on its curves, not its size.
What makes a round hay bale thiccc?
Five-foot-wide, 800-pound proof that agricultural machinery has taste. She is round in every direction simultaneously, wrapped tight, and she will not be moved by a standard-issue tractor without a serious conversation first.
Is "thiccc" spelled with three c's?
Yes. The Thiccctionary house spelling uses three c's, distinguishing the editorial register from the colloquial "thicc" (two c's) and standard "thick" (one c).
