Math (?), n. [AS. m; akin to mawan 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.]
The first mowing thereof, for the king's use, is wont to be sooner than the common math.
Bp. Hall.
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