pasture

¹

[ pas-cher, pahs- ]

noun

1. Also called pas·ture·land [pas, -cher-land, pahs, -]. an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
2. a specific area or piece of such ground.
3. grass or other plants for feeding livestock.

verb (used with object)

, pas·tured, pas·tur·ing.

1. to feed (livestock) by putting them out to graze on pasture.
2. (of land) to furnish with pasture.
3. (of livestock) to graze upon.

verb (used without object)

, pas·tured, pas·tur·ing.

1. (of livestock) to graze in a pasture.

Pasture

²

[ French pah-tyr ]

noun

1. Ro·gi·er [r, aw-zhee-, ey] or Ro·ger [r, aw-, zhey] de la [d, uh, -l, a]. Weyden, Rogier van der.

pasture

/ ˈpɑːstʃə /

noun

1. land covered with grass or herbage and grazed by or suitable for grazing by livestock
2. a specific tract of such land
3. the grass or herbage growing on it

verb

1. tr to cause (livestock) to graze or (of livestock) to graze (a pasture)

Other Words From

• pastur·al adjective
• pasture·less adjective
• pastur·er noun
• un·pastured adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pasture¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin pāstūra, equivalent to Latin pāst ( us ), past participle of pāscere to feed, pasture ( pastor ) + -ūra -ure

Word History and Origins

Origin of pasture¹

C13: via Old French from Late Latin pāstūra, from pascere to feed

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. put out to pasture,
   1. to put in a pasture to graze.
   2. to dismiss, retire, or use sparingly as being past one's or its prime:

      Most of our older employees don't want to be put out to pasture.

More idioms and phrases containing pasture

see put out to grass (pasture) .

Example Sentences

According to Aimee Picchi of CBS News, “The Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture Raised 24-Count Eggs were sold at 25 Costco locations across several states.”

From Salon

"Beef cattle spend only about three months in feedlots and spend most of their lives grazing on pasture and producing methane," said senior author Ermias Kebreab, professor in the Department of Animal Science.

From Science Daily

Last year, József’s favourite dog, Moody, was killed by wolves, in broad daylight, as they moved from one pasture to the next.

From BBC

Shepherd József Rácz and his sons keep 500 ewes up on the high pasture here.

From BBC

The couple, who live in Cerne Abbas, struck deals with several owners of permanent pasture land, but were only able to expand their operation after securing grazing of winter cover crops on arable farms.

From BBC

Related Words

• grass
• grazing
• meadow