eatage
eatage · eatages
Edible growth of grass for horses and cattle, especially that of lattermathEdible growth of grass for horses and cattle, especially that of lattermath.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, dated, uncountable)Edible growth of grass for horses and cattle, especially that of lattermath.
bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
(countable, uncountable)The right to let one's animals eat in a certain place; pasturage.
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)Food
Origin
From a corruption (as if < eat + -age) of edige, eddish. More at eddish.From a corruption (as if < eat + -age) of edige, eddish. More at eddish.
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Forms
plural: eatagesSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedafter-eatage
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable