eatage (age as Ig)

[Eng. eat; -age.] Food for horses and cattle from the aftermath. [EDDISH.] "Lammasland-that is, gra land the right of mowing the meadows of which belongs to one person and the cat. age to another."-Notes and Queries, Dec. 30, 1880, p. 548. *eatçhe, s. [ADZE.) An adze or addice. "Ony man that has said to ye, I am no gratefu' for the situation of Queen's cooper, let me hae a whample at him wi' mine eatche -that's a'."- Scott : Bride of Lammer moor, IMG:content-0734.png:[blocks in formation] "A knave, a rascal, an eater of broken meats."Shakesp.: Lear , ii. 2. 2. One who partakes of food; as, He is a poor eater . *II. Figuratively: 1. A corrosive. 2. A devourer, a destroyer. "An eater of youth."-Shakesp.: Rape of Lucrece, 927. 3. A footman, a lackey. "Bar the door! where are all my eaters ?"-Ben Jonsons "picæne, iii. 2. *eath, *ethe, a. & adv. [A. S. eath .] A. As adj.: Easy, not difficult. "Where ease abounds yt's eath to doe amis." Spenser: F. Q., II. iii. 40. B. As adv.: Easily, readily. "Who hath the world not tryed, From the right way full eath may wander wide." Spenser: Mother Hubberd's Tale , 404. eat-Ing, *eat-inge, *eat-yng, *et-ing, *etynge, pr. par., a. & 8. [EAT, v.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of partaking of food. "Every man according to his eating shall make you count for the lamb."- Exodus xii. 4. eating-house, 8. A house where food is sold eady dre ed. "A hungry traveler stept into an eating -house for a dinner." - L'Estrange.