Help with a term for working in the fields 1608

[Skoosh]

Hilaire Belloc's book "The Aftermath or Gleanings from a Busy Life!" the poor were also permitted to "glean" the field after the corn was cut & gathered in!

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[Mike in Cumbria]

I don't know about other areas, but here in rural Cumbria "aftermath" has a slightly different meaning from gleanings and is still in common use.

After grass fields have had their first cut for silage, haylage or hay, the secondary growth is called the aftermath. This can either be grazed off or cut for a second time.




Added: A google search suggests that this is a widespread meaning, not just here in Cumbria.

[Skoosh]

Corect Mike, the aftermath could be grazed, mown or indeed ploughed under, gleaning, even in Cumbria, has been obsolete for quite some time.  Gleaning, a legal entitlement as per the Bible. Naomi & Ruth as I recall.

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[Maiden Stone]

Reply #5. "Colley Croft" and "Lampron"? Colley birds like the 4 in "Twelve Days of Christmas"?  I'm also curious as to what was kept in the "Nun yard"; perhaps a previous farmer had a herd of black and white cattle.