British Dictionary definitions for depasture

depasture

verb

to graze or denude by grazing (a pasture, esp a meadow specially grown for the purpose)
(tr) to pasture (cattle or sheep)

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Examples from the Web for depasture

Historical Examples

The rector has a right to the profits of the soil, and he or his tenants can depasture it with sheep.
The Legal Position of the Clergy
P. V. Smith
Sheep are plentiful and large flocks are brought into the valley to depasture from Cashmere.
The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains
Augustus Henry Irby

depasture

Examples from the Web for depasture

Historical Examples

The rector has a right to the profits of the soil, and he or his tenants can depasture it with sheep.

Sheep are plentiful and large flocks are brought into the valley to depasture from Cashmere.