Definition of "eddish" [ed•dish]

• An aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been been mowed; also, a field of such growth. (noun)

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• "The hay was gathered from the fields, and cattle were turned on to the eddish."
• "'When wheat upon eddish (stubble), ye mind to bestowe Let that be the first of the wheat ye do sowe'; and"
• "Leicestershire and Cambridgeshire the name _eddish_ prevails, I am told, and hence _eddish cheese_, made from the milk of cows which have grazed"