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edgrow

/ˈɛdɡɹəʊ/

edgrow noun: aftergrass; eddish.

Noun

edgrow (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Aftergrass; eddish.
    • 1699, July 29 — This week has produced much rain here; if the same be at Brampton, will not you please to order the grounds to be watered, which may produce good "edgrow."1699 July 29, a letter published in 1894 in the reports of Great Britain's Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
    • Very fine Weather—remarkably hot & dry; the Shrubs languishing for Rain, the Edgrew all burn'd up—a fire in the upper Country amongst the Heaths, & they can't extinguish it for want of Water.1800 August 15, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thraliana
    Synonyms:
    edgrowth

Synonyms of edgrow

Forms of edgrow

alternative formedgrew

Origin of edgrow

From Middle English edgrow, edgrowe, from Old English *edgrōwe (“regrowth”), from edgrōwan (“to grow back”), suggested by derivative edgrōwung (“a regrowing, a growing again”), equivalent to ed- + grow.

Questions about edgrow

What does edgrow mean?
Edgrow means aftergrass; eddish.
What part of speech is edgrow?
Edgrow is a noun.
How do you pronounce edgrow?
Edgrow is pronounced /ˈɛdɡɹəʊ/.

Words near edgrow in the dictionary

  1. edgotype
  2. edgotypes
  3. Edgren
  4. Edgrens
  5. edgrew
  6. edgrow
  7. edgrowth
  8. EDGs
  9. Edgton
  10. Edgware
  11. Edgworth

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