Eddish

//ˈɛdɪʃ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been mowed; also, a field of such growth. countable, uncountable

    "The hay was gathered from the fields, and the cattle turned onto the eddish."

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aftergrassaftermathfog

Example

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"The hay was gathered from the fields, and the cattle turned onto the eddish."

Etymology

Uncertain; but probably from Middle English eddish (found often in compounds: e.g. eddish-hen (“eddish-hen, quail”)), ultimately from Old English edisc (“an eddish or aftermath; pasture; enclosed pasture, park”), equivalent to ed- + -ish.

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