Math (măth), n. [AS. m&aemacr_;ð; 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 aftermath. [Obs.]
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The first mowing thereof, for the king's use, is wont to be sooner than the common math. Bp. Hall.
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