eddish en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛdɪʃ/ (UK)
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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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been mowed; also, a field of such growth.
The hay was gathered from the fields, and the cattle turned onto the eddish.
1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 1”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| earsh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| edding | alternative | lexicographic | |
| edish | alternative | lexicographic | |
| eddishes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| eatage | alternative | lexicographic | |
| edige | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
aftermath · fog · aftergrass
Translations (7)
az xora (aftergrowth of grass after mowing) · fi jälkikasvu (aftergrowth of grass after mowing) · pl potraw (aftergrowth of grass after mowing) · ru жнивьё (aftergrowth of grass after mowing) · ru стерня́ (aftergrowth of grass after mowing) · bg отава (aftergrowth of grass after mowing) · pl otawa (aftergrowth of grass after mowing)