edgrowth

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noun

Synonym of edgrow (“aftergrass, eddish”).

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Meanings

nounedgrowth (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSynonym of edgrow (“aftergrass, eddish”).

    John Bullock, … desired he might diglage of me for this year, 1635; and, … I doe now let him the hay & edgrowth thereof for this present summer 1635; …

    1635 Mary 15, entry in the Wigan Leger, published in 1889 in the Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester, section on the History of the Church and Manor of Wigan, page 386
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    … the sea overflowed … drowning many hundreds of great marsh sheep, destroying 400 or 500 acres of edgrowth (sic) or after-grass and old grass, and injuring his hay; …

    1895, Calendar of State Papers: Of the Reign of Charles II, volume 11, summarizing a petition from 1671 October 12 of John Kendall of Thetford to Lord Arlington

    Synonyms: edgrow

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of edgrow (“aftergrass, eddish”).

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Origin

Alteration (due to growth), of edgrow, equivalent to ed- + growth. More at edgrow.

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Anagrams

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APA

edgrowth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edgrowth

MLA

“edgrowth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edgrowth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “edgrowth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edgrowth.

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