Dictionary.com

rowen

[ rou-uhn ]
/ ˈraʊ ən /

noun

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

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

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 Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for rowen

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