eddish
Definitions
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- noun An aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been been mowed; also, a field of such growth.
Examples
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The hay was gathered from the fields, and cattle were turned on to the eddish.
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'When wheat upon eddish (stubble), ye mind to bestowe Let that be the first of the wheat ye do sowe'; and
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In Leicestershire and Cambridgeshire the name _eddish_ prevails, I am told, and hence _eddish cheese_, made from the milk of cows which have grazed eddish.
Note
The origin of 'eddish' is uncertain; but probably from Middle English 'eddish' (found only in compounds: e.g. 'eddish-hen' (quail), ultimately from Old English 'edisc' (an eddish or aftermath; pasture; enclosed pasture, park).