herd's-grass
[ hurdz-gras, -grahs ]
noun
timothy or redtop, used for hay or pasture.
Origin of herd's-grass
11730–40, Americanism; named after John Herd, who in 1700 found it growing in New Hampshire
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How to use herd's-grass in a sentence
With the rye we always sowed clover and herdsgrass seed for a hay crop the following year.
When Life Was Young | C. A. StephensIn the low ground buttercups were shining like gold dollars, sprinkled through the tall herdsgrass.
The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. | Various
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