eddish

noun

ed·​dish

ˈedish

plural -es

1

now dialectal British : second-growth hay : aftermath

2

dialectal, England : stubble

a field of wheat eddish

Word History

Etymology

Middle English eddysche, probably from Old English edise enclosed pasture; perhaps akin to Old English ed- again

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