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  • 21pasture — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin pastura, from Latin pastus, past participle of pascere to feed more at food Date: 14th century 1. plants (as grass) grown for the feeding especially of grazing animals 2. land… …

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  • 22pasture — 1. noun /ˈpɑːstjə,ˈpɑːstʃə/ a) land on which cattle can be kept for feeding. Ne euer is he wont on ought to feed, / But toades and frogs, his pasture poysonous [...]. b) Ground covered with grass or herbage, used or suitable for the grazing of… …

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  • 23pasture — noun Pasture is used before these nouns: ↑land Pasture is used after these nouns: ↑cow, ↑mountain, ↑sheep …

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  • 24pasture — Synonyms and related words: appetite, arable land, barley, barnyard, barton, batten upon, bird seed, board, bran, bread, browse, campo, cannibalism, carnivorism, carnivority, carnivorousness, cat food, cattle ranch, chewing, chicken farm, chicken …

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  • 25pasture — noun 1》 land covered mainly with grass, suitable for grazing cattle or sheep. 2》 grass and herbage growing on such land. verb put (animals) to graze in a pasture. Phrases pastures new somewhere offering new opportunities. [suggested by ‘Tomorrow… …

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  • 26pasture — I. n. 1. Herbage, herbs, pasturage, grass. 2. Grazing land, pasturage, pasture ground. II. v. a. Supply with pasturage, graze, turn out to pasture …

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  • 27pasture seeds — /ˈpastʃə sidz/ (say pahschuh seedz) plural noun seeds sown when a pasture is established, or when a pasture is oversown or sodseeded …

  • 28pasture / pastor —    A pasture is a place where farm animals graze: Al Falfa puts his cows out into the pasture every morning.    A pastor is a member of the clergy, a minister of a church: Noah Sarque is the pastor of the local Baptist Church …

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  • 29pasture / pastor —    A pasture is a place where farm animals graze: Al Falfa puts his cows out into the pasture every morning.    A pastor is a member of the clergy, a minister of a church: Noah Sarque is the pastor of the local Baptist Church …

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  • 30pasture-land — pastˈure land noun Land suitable for pasture • • • Main Entry: ↑pasture …

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