noun
- Grass that grows after hay has been cut; aftermath or second growth of grass in a pasture.
- The right to feed livestock on foggage; pasture available after the main hay crop.
Usage: chiefly British and agricultural
Usage: chiefly British and historical
Examples
- The farmer allowed his sheep to graze on the foggage after the summer hay harvest.
- Foggage provides valuable winter feed for cattle in pastoral regions.
- The tenant had the right to use the foggage on the landlord's fields.
- In autumn, the foggage grows thick enough to sustain a small herd.
- Farmers traditionally valued foggage as a cost-effective source of late-season grazing.