n. , or farmers' jargon: A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
n. Hence; that which happens after, that which follows. Has a strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A second mowing of grass from the same land in the same season. Also called lattermath, rowen, or rowett, and in some places, when left long on the ground, fog.
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n. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
n. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
Word Usage
"The tragedy of the aftermath is almost constantly before me."