herd grass meaning
or herd's grass /hûrd(z) gräs/ (US)
noun
1. Timothy
2. Redtop
ORIGIN: From John Herd, who observed timothy in New Hampshire, 1700
noun
1. Timothy
2. Redtop
ORIGIN: From John Herd, who observed timothy in New Hampshire, 1700
Examples
- The station is mentioned in the Annual Report of the American Institute, on the Subject of Agriculture, Volume 6, and in the Annual Report of the American Institute of the City of New York also in 1848, which describes a growth of herd grass by the train.