Definition of Eddish

1. n. Aftermath; also, stubble and stubble field. See Arrish.

Definition of Eddish

1. Noun. An aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been been mowed; also, a field of such growth. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eddish

1. pasturage [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eddish

edaphologists
edaphology
edaphon
edaphophyte
edaphophytes
edaphosaurid
edaphosaurids
edaphosaurus
edathamil
edder
eddered
eddering
edders
eddied
eddies
eddish (current term)
eddishes
eddo
eddoes
eddress
eddresses
eddy
eddy-current loss
eddy current
eddy currents
eddy kinetic energy
eddy sounds
eddying
edeine

Literary usage of Eddish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1862)
"Keep for stock is tolerably plentiful, and the fine spring weather will soon create a good eddish in the pastures.—" Times," Ap. 20, 1857. ..."

2. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1857)
"In 1582 was set at Hoole one close of eddish unto three weeks after Christmas, ... 15s; October 1617, paid for five acres of eddish for the fat beasts 23s. ..."

3. The Revised Reports by Robert Campbell, Frederick Pollock, Oliver Augustus Saunders, Arthur Beresford Cane, Joseph Gerald Pease, William Bowstead, Great Britain Courts (1904)
"The eddish was then examined minutely all over, and amongst the grass were found ... The defendant thereupon declined any longer to stock the eddish, ..."

4. The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe Hall, in the by Shuttleworth family, John Harland (1857)
"In 1582 was set at Hoole one close of eddish unto three weeks after Christmas, ... 15s; October 1617, paid for five acres of eddish for the fat beasts 23s. ..."

5. Questions and Answers on Law: Alphabetically Arranged, with References to by Asa Kinne (1865)
"The eddish was then examined minutely all over, and amongst the grass were found ... The defendant thereupon declined any longer to stock the eddish, ..."

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