aftergrassn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːftəɡrɑːs/,

/ˈaftəɡras/, U.S.

/ˈæftərˌɡræs/

Forms: see after- prefix and grass n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, grass n.¹

Etymology: < after- prefix + grass n.¹

The second crop of grass which grows after the first has been mown or harvested; new grass after mowing or harvest.

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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

1587 L. Mascall First Bk. Cattell i. 70 As for your draught oxen yee cannot giue them to much meate, except it bee the after grasse of a lowe mowed meddowe.

1614 G. Markham 2nd Bk. Eng. Husbandman ii. vii. 99 If they [sc. fat cattell] feede abroad, and take the benefit of Foggs and after-grasse, then to fodder them Morning, Euening, and high-noone is fully sufficient.

1668 J. Worlidge Kalendarium Rusticum in Systema Agric. (1669) 237 About the end of this Month you may Mow your after-grass.

a1726 N. Brady Several Serm. (1730) III. xlii. 301 The Rain, which causeth the After-grass to spring up and prosper.

1759 B. Martin Nat. Hist. Eng. II. 104 Their After-grass, of which they make a sort of rank Hay.

1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon vii. 202 The after-grass..is usually fed off.

1810 W. Wordsworth Descr. Lakes in J. Wilkinson Select Views 35 The tender green of the after-grass upon the meadows.

1855 W. G. Heathman Switzerland in 1854–5 xi. 172 The after grass of the previous summer becomes the food of the chamois.

1896 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 29 Mar. 26/1 The interspaces were very goldeny green with fresh springing aftergrass.

1915 Elgin Dairy Rep. 13 Nov. The pastures are keeping up in excellent condition, the after grass being long and good feed.

1958 T. H. White Once & Future King (1967) 336 It was a grey September day, with the blue and copper butterflies flitting in the after-grass.

2001 S. Heaney Electric Light 24 I saw men cutting aftergrass with scythes, Beehives in clover, a windlass and a shrine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aftergrass
释义	aftergrassn. Brit. /ˈɑːftəɡrɑːs/, /ˈaftəɡras/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌɡræs/ Forms: see after- prefix and grass n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, grass n.¹ Etymology: < after- prefix + grass n.¹ The second crop of grass which grows after the first has been mown or harvested; new grass after mowing or harvest. 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 1587 L. Mascall First Bk. Cattell i. 70 As for your draught oxen yee cannot giue them to much meate, except it bee the after grasse of a lowe mowed meddowe. 1614 G. Markham 2nd Bk. Eng. Husbandman ii. vii. 99 If they [sc. fat cattell] feede abroad, and take the benefit of Foggs and after-grasse, then to fodder them Morning, Euening, and high-noone is fully sufficient. 1668 J. Worlidge Kalendarium Rusticum in Systema Agric. (1669) 237 About the end of this Month you may Mow your after-grass. a1726 N. Brady Several Serm. (1730) III. xlii. 301 The Rain, which causeth the After-grass to spring up and prosper. 1759 B. Martin Nat. Hist. Eng. II. 104 Their After-grass, of which they make a sort of rank Hay. 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon vii. 202 The after-grass..is usually fed off. 1810 W. Wordsworth Descr. Lakes in J. Wilkinson Select Views 35 The tender green of the after-grass upon the meadows. 1855 W. G. Heathman Switzerland in 1854–5 xi. 172 The after grass of the previous summer becomes the food of the chamois. 1896 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 29 Mar. 26/1 The interspaces were very goldeny green with fresh springing aftergrass. 1915 Elgin Dairy Rep. 13 Nov. The pastures are keeping up in excellent condition, the after grass being long and good feed. 1958 T. H. White Once & Future King (1967) 336 It was a grey September day, with the blue and copper butterflies flitting in the after-grass. 2001 S. Heaney Electric Light 24 I saw men cutting aftergrass with scythes, Beehives in clover, a windlass and a shrine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1587
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