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away-going crop

American  
[uh-way-goh-ing] / əˈweɪˌgoʊ ɪŋ /

noun

Law.

  1. a crop planted by a tenant that matures after the expiration of the tenancy and is rightfully the tenant's to harvest.

Etymology

Origin of away-going crop

First recorded in 1860–65

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