rowen

n. [ Cf. E. rough, OE. row, rowe. ] [ Called also rowet, rowett, rowings, roughings. ] 1. A stubble field left unplowed till late in the autumn, that it may be cropped by cattle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Turn your cows, that give milk, into your rowens till snow comes. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The second growth of grass in a season; aftermath. [ Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]