rowen
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rowen
1300–50; Middle English reywayn < Old North French *rewain; cognate with French regain
Example Sentences
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As I was gathering the rowen crop of after-enjoyment which rewards us when we reflect freshly upon our adventures, whom should I meet but Richard Starkweather himself in his battered machine.
From Great Possessions by Grayson, David
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
It is soft as the autumn rowen, and mixed with all the delicate, fragrant herbs of the marsh.
From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop
"Deacon Nash give it tew him fer pitchin rowen."
From The Duke of Stockbridge by Bellamy, Edward
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
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