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 of depasture
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 ClergyP. 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 MountainsAugustus Henry Irby