rowen

[ rou-uhn ]

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

Origin of rowen

1
1300–50; Middle English reywayn<Old North French *rewain; cognate with French regain

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rowen

/ (ˈraʊən) /


noun
  1. another word for aftermath (def. 2)

Origin of rowen

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

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