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

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

Every farmer knows the milk-producing properties of rowen, or second crop, which is generally cut before it ripens.

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

"Deacon Nash give it tew him fer pitchin rowen."

From The Duke of Stockbridge by Bellamy, Edward

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

Brown fern, shrivelled rush tip, grey rowen grass at the verge of the ditch showed that frost had wandered thither in the night.

From Bevis The Story of a Boy by Jefferies, Richard