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pasturage Definition

pas·tur·age (--ij)

noun

  1. pasture
  2. the pasturing of cattle

Etymology: OFr: see pasture & -age

pasturage Synonyms

pasturage

n.

grassland, grazing land, pasture; see field 1, meadow, plain.

pasturage Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • sheep: The quality of the grass here is very good, and the land is wholly appropriated to the pasturage of sheep.

Converse of object

  • afford: Throughout that extent upwards of fifty hills afford abundant pasturage, many of them being green to the summit.

Preposition: for

  • sheep: The peat is got extensively for fuel, and the heaths and commons afford good pasturage for sheep and cattle during summer.

Adjective modifier

  • common: The wide extent of the common pasturage enabled them to keep large herds, and there was plentiful supply of wood.
  • excellent: The whole promontory is covered with excellent pasturage for sheep, intermixed with short heath.
  • good: The peat is got extensively for fuel, and the heaths and commons afford good pasturage for sheep and cattle during summer.
  • rich: Abundance of wood, water, and rich pasturage.
  • scanty: Droughts, scanty pasturage, or deep snows make it shift its ground, but never mere variation of temperature.

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