lattermathn.

Brit.

/ˈlatəmaθ/, U.S.

/ˈlædərˌmæθ/

Forms: 1500s latermathe, 1500s–1800s latermath, 1500s– lattermath, 1600s leathermath, 1600s–1700s lattermeath.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: latter adj., math n.¹

Etymology: < latter adj. + math n.¹ Compare earlier aftermath n.With forms in later- compare discussion at latter adj., adv., and n.; especially in later use, it is likely that they show either a separate formation < later adj. + math n.¹ or a remodelling after later adj.

Agriculture. Now rare (regional and historical in later use).

A second or subsequent crop of hay or new growth of grass, after the first has been mown. Also figurative. Cf. aftermath n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > aftercrop > aftermath

edgrewc1440

rowen1440

eddish1468

aftermath1496

lattermath1510

after-pasturec1541

fog1570

roughingsc1575

etch1580

aftergrass1587

eddish-grass1610

edge-growth1610

eatagea1642

lattermowth1661

eegrass1669

ear-grass1686

etch-crop1704

after-mowth1711

afterfeed1714

roweta1722

rowety grassa1722

aftergrowth1766

foggage1775

after-eatage1781

roughet1890

1510 J. Stanbridge Vocabula (new ed.) sig. C.iv Cordum, the latter math.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 237/2 Latermathe.

1587 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Iland Brit. (new ed.) i. xviii. 110/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I Of such [medowes] as are twise mowed I speake not, sith their later math is not so wholsome..as the first.

1660 Char. Italy 84 Some Soyls there are, that afford four Latter-meaths of Hay and Grass.

1692 T. Tryon Good House-wife (ed. 2) vii. 70 [Butter made in Summer] is much finer than that which is made of Rowings or Leather-Math (as they call it).

1738 Briton Described in J. Torbuck Coll. Welsh Trav. (new ed.) 16 Both its [sc. a doublet's] first Crop and Latter-Math too were both worn off.

1785 London Chron. 18 Oct. 379/2 The lattermath..has been lately cut..to supply the scantiness of the first crops of grass.

1835 Farmer's Mag. Nov. 387/1 The supply was not so large as usual..but this was attributed to the late long drought, and the consequent lateness of the latermath.

1880 Fortn. Rev. 1 Jan. 34 The Laudian school, that lattermath of Catholicism.

1908 Jrnl. Dept. Agric. (Victoria) 10 Nov. 662 The lattermath was grazed off by sheep.

1957 Times 8 July 5/1 The lattermath and pastures could certainly do with some rain.

2000 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 10 June 8 After cutting, the new grass was called the ‘lattermath’, which usually yielded another hay crop.

Compounds

General attributive, as lattermath crop, lattermath grass, lattermath hay, etc. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1785 W. Marshall Minutes in Rural Econ. Midland Counties (1790) II. 200 There are considerable quantities of lattermath hay now down, and spoiling.

1794 J. Clark Gen. View Agric. Brecknock 17 They generally feed their beeves upon the lattermath grass of their meadows.

1813 H. Davy Elements Agric. Chem. viii. 315 Grasses..which afford..the greatest quantities of spring, summer, latter math and winter produce.

1849 Farmer's Mag. Apr. 291/2 The lattermath crop of herbage is deficient.

1882 H. Simmons Farborough Hall II. iii. 181 The weaned lambs are now at home eating off the latermath clover.

1922 A. E. Coppard Adam & Eve & pinch Me (new ed.) 274 The lattermath hay was duly mown.

1960 New Scientist 15 Dec. 1580/3 Over 90 per cent of rabbits..died..owing to the overgrazing of dried up vegetation and the failure of the lattermath grass.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lattermath
释义	lattermathn. Brit. /ˈlatəmaθ/, U.S. /ˈlædərˌmæθ/ Forms: 1500s latermathe, 1500s–1800s latermath, 1500s– lattermath, 1600s leathermath, 1600s–1700s lattermeath. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: latter adj., math n.¹ Etymology: < latter adj. + math n.¹ Compare earlier aftermath n.With forms in later- compare discussion at latter adj., adv., and n.; especially in later use, it is likely that they show either a separate formation < later adj. + math n.¹ or a remodelling after later adj. Agriculture. Now rare (regional and historical in later use). A second or subsequent crop of hay or new growth of grass, after the first has been mown. Also figurative. Cf. aftermath n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > aftercrop > aftermath edgrewc1440 rowen1440 eddish1468 aftermath1496 lattermath1510 after-pasturec1541 fog1570 roughingsc1575 etch1580 aftergrass1587 eddish-grass1610 edge-growth1610 eatagea1642 lattermowth1661 eegrass1669 ear-grass1686 etch-crop1704 after-mowth1711 afterfeed1714 roweta1722 rowety grassa1722 aftergrowth1766 foggage1775 after-eatage1781 roughet1890 1510 J. Stanbridge Vocabula (new ed.) sig. C.iv Cordum, the latter math. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 237/2 Latermathe. 1587 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Iland Brit. (new ed.) i. xviii. 110/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I Of such [medowes] as are twise mowed I speake not, sith their later math is not so wholsome..as the first. 1660 Char. Italy 84 Some Soyls there are, that afford four Latter-meaths of Hay and Grass. 1692 T. Tryon Good House-wife (ed. 2) vii. 70 [Butter made in Summer] is much finer than that which is made of Rowings or Leather-Math (as they call it). 1738 Briton Described in J. Torbuck Coll. Welsh Trav. (new ed.) 16 Both its [sc. a doublet's] first Crop and Latter-Math too were both worn off. 1785 London Chron. 18 Oct. 379/2 The lattermath..has been lately cut..to supply the scantiness of the first crops of grass. 1835 Farmer's Mag. Nov. 387/1 The supply was not so large as usual..but this was attributed to the late long drought, and the consequent lateness of the latermath. 1880 Fortn. Rev. 1 Jan. 34 The Laudian school, that lattermath of Catholicism. 1908 Jrnl. Dept. Agric. (Victoria) 10 Nov. 662 The lattermath was grazed off by sheep. 1957 Times 8 July 5/1 The lattermath and pastures could certainly do with some rain. 2000 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 10 June 8 After cutting, the new grass was called the ‘lattermath’, which usually yielded another hay crop. Compounds General attributive, as lattermath crop, lattermath grass, lattermath hay, etc. Now rare. ΚΠ 1785 W. Marshall Minutes in Rural Econ. Midland Counties (1790) II. 200 There are considerable quantities of lattermath hay now down, and spoiling. 1794 J. Clark Gen. View Agric. Brecknock 17 They generally feed their beeves upon the lattermath grass of their meadows. 1813 H. Davy Elements Agric. Chem. viii. 315 Grasses..which afford..the greatest quantities of spring, summer, latter math and winter produce. 1849 Farmer's Mag. Apr. 291/2 The lattermath crop of herbage is deficient. 1882 H. Simmons Farborough Hall II. iii. 181 The weaned lambs are now at home eating off the latermath clover. 1922 A. E. Coppard Adam & Eve & pinch Me (new ed.) 274 The lattermath hay was duly mown. 1960 New Scientist 15 Dec. 1580/3 Over 90 per cent of rabbits..died..owing to the overgrazing of dried up vegetation and the failure of the lattermath grass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1510
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