The grass or aftermath that grows in a field after the main hay crop has been cut and harvested.
From Old English 'edish' or 'eadish,' possibly related to 'eatage' (aftermath pasture). The word comes from agricultural practices where fields naturally regrew after harvesting, with roots uncertain but likely Germanic in origin.
Farmers loved eddish because it meant free second crops for their livestock without replanting! In medieval England, animals would graze on these regrowth fields in late summer, and landowners could negotiate rights to eddish as part of tenant agreements.
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