PASTURE


Meaning of PASTURE in English

I. ˈpas-chər 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 or a plot of land used for grazing

3. : the feeding of livestock : grazing

II. verb

( pas·tured ; pas·tur·ing )

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb

: graze , browse

transitive verb

1. : to feed (as cattle) on pasture

2. : to use as pasture

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.