Sentence:  On returning to the hayfield, "Where can Mr. Thorn be?" said Mrs. Merton: "I thought he was in the field." / Magenta and Solferino looked at each other; the haymakers had made a <WSD>pike</WSD> on top of the hay in which they had buried him. / "Mamma," said Solferino, "I believe he's under that <WSD>pike</WSD>!" / ... "He went to sleep," said Magenta, "and we covered him over with hay, and they have made a <WSD>pike</WSD> on top of him!" / "You naughty, tiresome children!" said Mrs. Merton: "what have you done?" 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A large (dry before adding to a haystack).