aftercrop
aftercrop noun: a second crop in the same year.
Noun
aftercrop (plural aftercrops)
- A second crop in the same year.
- No question but you grieued inward much,
As doth the Miser, in a backward yeare:
When others reape, to see your harvest such,
And all your hopes, but in their blade appeare:
Ladie, let henceforth nought disease your rest,
For after-crops doe sometime prooue the best.1612, Henry Peacham, “Adhuc mea messis in herba”, in Minerva Britanna or A Garden of Heroical Devises, London, page 150 - […] a new contrivance for cutting cabbages, in such a manner as would secure the stock against the rotting rain, and enable it to produce a plenteous after-crop of delicious sprouts.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, chapter 368, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC
- No question but you grieued inward much,
aftercrop meaning in Tamil
aftercrop in Tamil
- மறுபோகம்
Forms of aftercrop
| plural | aftercrops |
|---|---|
| alternative form | after-crop |
Origin of aftercrop
From after- + crop.
Questions about aftercrop
- What does aftercrop mean?
- Aftercrop means a second crop in the same year.
- What is aftercrop in Tamil?
- Aftercrop in Tamil is மறுபோகம். See Aftercrop meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is aftercrop?
- Aftercrop is a noun.
- What is the plural of aftercrop?
- The plural of aftercrop is aftercrops.
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