flake
n.— «A flake of hay refers to as section approximately 2 to 3 inches wide.» —by North American Limousin Foundation Feed a Winner May 22, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
The Oldsmobile car was introduced in 1897, and shortly thereafter people began using the term oatsmobile or hay-burning oatsmobile to mean “horse.” OATS is also an acronym for Older Adult Transportation System. This is part of a complete episode...
Names don’t always mean what you think they mean. Main Street in San Francisco is named for businessman Charles Main. Snowflake, Arizona, is named for Erastus Snow and William Jordan Flake. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “When...