aftermath

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

obsolete

(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.

Japanese Meaning

（旧用法・農業用語）1期目の刈り取り後に生える草、または第二回目の刈取り用に成長した草

In those days, an aftermath could mean the second mowing that saved a village's winter hay.

昔は、その語は村の冬の干し草を救う二度目の刈り取りを意味していた。

Sense（1）

(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.

Sense（2）

That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.

aftermaths

（ plural ）