pasture

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  1. noun Grass or other vegetation eaten as food by grazing animals.
  2. noun Ground on which such vegetation grows, especially that which is set aside for use by domestic grazing animals.
  3. noun The feeding or grazing of animals.
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  • It looks like a pasture, and not even a soggy pasture. —  Futures Imperfect
  • Out in the pasture was a milling throng of people. —  JULY, 1953 VOL
  • When our glasses were empty, she stood, put a hand on my shoulder, and said, “The next time someone asks me for a favor, I'll fail to mention your name That would be nice,” I said The trip across the pasture was another tough one. —  AHMM, April 2002
  • The pasture, which is on land owned by Scott's son, Jack Scott, was annexed into the city several years ago at Jack Scott's request. —  JournalStar.com - News Articles
  • Miss Alice said a pasture is a field, and it minded me of that grassy field where Tim took me the summer before he died. —  A Missionary Twig
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin pāstūra, from Latin pāstus, past participle of pāscere, to feed; see pā- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English pasture, from Old French pasture, French pâture = Spanish Portuguese Italian pastura, from Latin pastura, a feeding, pasture, from pascere, past participle pastus, cause to feed or graze, feed, nourish, maintain, support, in middle use feed, graze, browse; akin to pabulum, food, from √ pa. feed. From the same source are pastor, pastern, pastil, pastille, pastel, repast, impester, pester, etc.
  2. from Old French pasturer, French pâturer = Italian pasturare, from Middle Latin pasturare, feed, pasture, from Latin pastura, pasture: see pasture.
 

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