† rowetyadj.

Forms: 1700s–1800s rowetty, 1700s–1800s rowety.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rowet n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < rowet n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier rowty adj., although this shows a very different geographical distribution. Compare also earlier rowen n.

English regional (southern). Obsolete.

= rowty adj. Cf. rowet n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > excessive in growth or too vigorous

rank1526

rowty1577

gross1578

over-rank1607

rowetya1722

prurient1822

a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 157 Such ground also springs later with grass, and against winter grows sooner rowety.

1780 Lett. & Papers on Agric. (Bath & West of Eng. Soc.) I. 85 No. VI. was a rowetty coarse piece of pasture, that had not been ploughed for some years.

1878 R. Jefferies Gamekeeper at Home 31 The body hidden by the tangled dead ferns and ‘rowetty’ stuff.

Compounds

rowety grass n. rowen or rowet-grass.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > grasses perceived as weeds > [noun] > rowet

roweta1722

rowety grassa1722

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > aftercrop > aftermath

edgrewc1440

rowen1440

eddish1468

aftermath1496

lattermath1510

after-pasturec1541

fog1570

roughingsc1575

etch1580

aftergrass1587

eddish-grass1610

edge-growth1610

eatagea1642

lattermowth1661

eegrass1669

ear-grass1686

etch-crop1704

after-mowth1711

afterfeed1714

roweta1722

rowety grassa1722

aftergrowth1766

foggage1775

after-eatage1781

roughet1890

a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1752) 19 They will not..encourage a rowety grass to arise.

1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life ii. 26 A little of that rowetty grass seen in the damp furrows of the meadows.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	rowety
释义	† rowetyadj. Forms: 1700s–1800s rowetty, 1700s–1800s rowety. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rowet n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < rowet n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier rowty adj., although this shows a very different geographical distribution. Compare also earlier rowen n. English regional (southern). Obsolete. = rowty adj. Cf. rowet n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > excessive in growth or too vigorous rank1526 rowty1577 gross1578 over-rank1607 rowetya1722 prurient1822 a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 157 Such ground also springs later with grass, and against winter grows sooner rowety. 1780 Lett. & Papers on Agric. (Bath & West of Eng. Soc.) I. 85 No. VI. was a rowetty coarse piece of pasture, that had not been ploughed for some years. 1878 R. Jefferies Gamekeeper at Home 31 The body hidden by the tangled dead ferns and ‘rowetty’ stuff. Compounds rowety grass n. rowen or rowet-grass. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > grasses perceived as weeds > [noun] > rowet roweta1722 rowety grassa1722 the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > aftercrop > aftermath edgrewc1440 rowen1440 eddish1468 aftermath1496 lattermath1510 after-pasturec1541 fog1570 roughingsc1575 etch1580 aftergrass1587 eddish-grass1610 edge-growth1610 eatagea1642 lattermowth1661 eegrass1669 ear-grass1686 etch-crop1704 after-mowth1711 afterfeed1714 roweta1722 rowety grassa1722 aftergrowth1766 foggage1775 after-eatage1781 roughet1890 a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1752) 19 They will not..encourage a rowety grass to arise. 1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life ii. 26 A little of that rowetty grass seen in the damp furrows of the meadows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.a1722
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