eatage

noun

eat·​age

ˈētij

plural -s

1

: eatable growth of grass for horses and cattle especially after a second mowing

2

: right of using grassland for pasturage

Word History

Etymology

probably by folk etymology (influence of eat entry 1 and -age) from eddish

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