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Webster 1913 Edition


Math

Math

(măth)
,
Noun.
[AS.
mǣð
; akin to
māwan
to mow, G.
mahd
math. See
Mow
to cut (grass).]
A mowing, or that which is gathered by mowing; – chiefly used in composition;
as, an after
math
.
[Obs.]
The first mowing thereof, for the king’s use, is wont to be sooner than the common
math
.
Bp. Hall.

Webster 1828 Edition


Math

MATH

,
Noun.
A mowing; as in aftermath.