rowen

[ rou-uhn ]

/ ˈraʊ ən /

noun

Chiefly Northern U.S. the second crop of grass or hay in a season; aftermath.

Origin of rowen

1300–50; Middle English reywayn<Old North French *rewain; cognate with French regain

Words nearby rowen

rowdy, rowdyish, rowdyism, Rowe, rowel, rowen, Rowena, row house, rowing boat, rowing machine, Rowland Heights

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Example sentences from the Web for rowen

Every farmer knows the milk-producing properties of rowen, or second crop, which is generally cut before it ripens.
Cattle and Their Diseases|Robert Jennings
They also brought along with them Rowen, the daughter of Hengist, one of the most accomplished beauties of that age.
Old English Chronicles|Various
Bailey gives the word, with a somewhat different signification; but he has "Rowen hay, latter hay," as a country word.
Notes and Queries, Number 201, September 3, 1853|Various
It is soft as the autumn rowen, and mixed with all the delicate, fragrant herbs of the marsh.
Old Plymouth Trails|Winthrop Packard

He sues the lady Rowen'a to become his bride, and threatens to kill both Cedric and Ivanhoe if she refuses.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

British Dictionary definitions for rowen

rowen

/ (ˈraʊən) /

noun

another word for aftermath (def. 2)

Word Origin for rowen

C14 reywayn, corresponding to Old French regaïn, from re- + gaïn rowen, from gaignier to till, earn; see gain 1

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单词	rowen
释义	rowen [ rou-uhn ] / ˈraʊ ən / noun Chiefly Northern U.S. the second crop of grass or hay in a season; aftermath. Origin of rowen 1300–50; Middle English reywayn<Old North French *rewain; cognate with French regain Words nearby rowen rowdy, rowdyish, rowdyism, Rowe, rowel, rowen, Rowena, row house, rowing boat, rowing machine, Rowland Heights Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rowen Every farmer knows the milk-producing properties of rowen, or second crop, which is generally cut before it ripens. Cattle and Their Diseases\|Robert Jennings They also brought along with them Rowen, the daughter of Hengist, one of the most accomplished beauties of that age. Old English Chronicles\|Various Bailey gives the word, with a somewhat different signification; but he has "Rowen hay, latter hay," as a country word. Notes and Queries, Number 201, September 3, 1853\|Various It is soft as the autumn rowen, and mixed with all the delicate, fragrant herbs of the marsh. Old Plymouth Trails\|Winthrop Packard He sues the lady Rowen'a to become his bride, and threatens to kill both Cedric and Ivanhoe if she refuses. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1\|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. British Dictionary definitions for rowen rowen / (ˈraʊən) / noun another word for aftermath (def. 2) Word Origin for rowen C14 reywayn, corresponding to Old French regaïn, from re- + gaïn rowen, from gaignier to till, earn; see gain 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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