lattermath
English
Etymology
latter (from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”)) + math (dialectal, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English mæð "mowing", from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *mēþą)
Noun
lattermath (plural lattermaths)
- (literally) The latter (i.e. second) mowing, a second crop of grass grown after the first was harvested
- (figuratively) The later result or consequences; further developments
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