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eddish

UK/ˈɛdɪʃ/

eddish noun: an aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been mowed; also, a field of such growth.

Noun

eddish (countable and uncountable, plural eddishes)

  1. An aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been mowed; also, a field of such growth.
    • The hay was gathered from the fields, and the cattle turned onto the eddish.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 1”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC

Synonyms of eddish

Forms of eddish

pluraleddishes
alternative formedish
alternative formedige
alternative formeatage
alternative formearsh
alternative formedding

Origin of eddish

Uncertain; but probably from Middle English eddish (found often in compounds: e.g. eddish-hen (“eddish-hen, quail”)), ultimately from Old English edisc (“an eddish or aftermath; pasture; enclosed pasture, park”), equivalent to ed- + -ish.

Words formed from eddish

Questions about eddish

What does eddish mean?
Eddish means an aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been mowed; also, a field of such growth.
What part of speech is eddish?
Eddish is a noun.
How do you pronounce eddish?
Eddish is pronounced /ˈɛdɪʃ/ (UK).
What is the plural of eddish?
The plural of eddish is eddishes.

Words near eddish in the dictionary

  1. Eddington limits
  2. Eddington luminosities
  3. Eddington luminosity
  4. Eddingtonian
  5. Eddingtons
  6. eddish
  7. eddishes
  8. Eddison
  9. Eddleman
  10. Eddlemans
  11. Eddleston

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