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away-going en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (archaic, not-comparable, of crops) Sown during the last years of a tenancy, but not ripe until after its expiration.
    • [...] but there is partially in a few instances where the person has two-thirds of the away-going crop, and where he has that two-thirds, generally their agreement is that they do not pay any offstand; they have it clear. 1886, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, House of Commons papers: Volume 6:

Synonyms

way-going