noun
- Plural of foggage; the aftermath or second growth of grass in a pasture after the first crop has been mown or grazed.
Usage: chiefly British; agricultural
Examples
- The farmer allowed his cattle to graze on the foggages during late autumn.
- After cutting the hay in summer, the foggages provided nutritious winter pasture.
- The quality of foggages depends on adequate rainfall in the growing season.
- Sheep were turned out to feed on the foggages following the main harvest.