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

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

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

When taken away, he should be confined beyond a hearing distance of the dam, and plentifully supplied with rowen or aftermath hay, crushed oats, or wheat shorts.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Allen, Richard L.

It will cause them to give as great a flow of milk as any hay, unless it be good rowen.

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

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