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pasturage

[ pas-cher-ij, pahs- ]

/ ˈpæs tʃər ɪdʒ, ˌpɑs- /

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noun

pasture.

the activity or business of pasturing livestock.

Origin of pasturage

First recorded in 1525–35; pasture + -age

Words nearby pasturage

pastry blender, pastry brush, pastry cream, pastry tube, pasturable, pasturage, pasture, pasture rose, pasty, pasty-faced, pat

Example sentences from the Web for pasturage

On either side lay a stray, in pasturage, to which the poor people of the town had common rights.

Mrs. Severn, Vol. 1 (of 3) |Mary Elizabeth Carter
Pasturage is found chiefly on the banks of the Aisne and Meuse and on the plateau of Rocroi in the north.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 |Various
There is excellent grazing land and no lack of pasturage, but at present bears make fearful havoc among the cattle and sheep.

Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life |Thomas Wallace Knox
Considerable portions now devoted to pasturage are liable at times to suffer from drought.

The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 |Various

Even the sand-dunes have been reclaimed and converted into pasturage.

Commercial Geography |Jacques W. Redway

British Dictionary definitions for pasturage

pasturage

/ (ˈpɑːstʃərɪdʒ) /

noun

the right to graze or the business of grazing cattle

another word for pasture