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pasture.

Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑːst͡ʃə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæs-/Received-Pronunciation[-tjə]Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæst͡ʃəɹ/General-American
  1. Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Ground covered with grass or herbage, used or suitable for the grazing of livestock.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Food, nourishment.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂sti Proto-Italic *pāskōr Latin pāscor Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pastūra Anglo-Norman pastourbor. Middle English pasture English pasture Inherited from Middle English pasture, borrowed from Anglo-Norman pastour, from Latin pastūra, from pāscor + -tūra.

verb/ˈpɑːst͡ʃə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæs-/Received-Pronunciation[-tjə]Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæst͡ʃəɹ/General-American
  1. To move animals into a pasture.

    transitive
  2. To graze.

    intransitive
  3. To feed, especially on growing grass; to supply grass as food for.

    transitive
    The farmer pastures fifty oxen.
    The land will pasture forty cows.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂sti Proto-Italic *pāskōr Latin pāscor Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pastūra Anglo-Norman pastourbor. Middle English pasture English pasture Inherited from Middle English pasture, borrowed from Anglo-Norman pastour, from Latin pastūra, from pāscor + -tūra.

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