rowen

American  

[rou-uhn] / ˈraʊ ən /

noun

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

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rowen British  

/ ˈraʊən /

noun

1. another word for aftermath

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Etymology

Origin of rowen

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

Example Sentences

A line of mowers cutting the rowen whistled ceaselessly a jingling tune; at the end of each swath they stopped, sharpened their scythes, and rhythmically hammered them.

From Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 by Noyes, George Rapall

It will cause them to give as great a flow of milk as any hay, unless it be good rowen.

From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Jennings, Robert

For oft at festes have I wel herd say That tregetoures, within an halle large, Have made come in a water and a barge, And in the halle rowen up and doun.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac

I hain't been so tickled in ten year," said Israel, "ez I wuz wen Deacon come roun tidday a offerin a shillin lawful tew the fellers tew git in his rowen fer him.

From The Duke of Stockbridge by Bellamy, Edward

When taken away, he should be confined beyond a hearing distance of the dam, and plentifully supplied with rowen or aftermath hay, crushed oats, or wheat shorts.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Allen, Richard L.