moose pasture

British

noun

informal land considered to be worthless, esp when lacking in extractable mineral deposits

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The Colonel was buried in the old moose pasture, with people standing by who knew that the world had worn a friendlier face because he had been in it.

From The Magnetic North by Robins, Elizabeth

Here and there upon this ancient moose pasture, tents and cabins set at random.

From The Magnetic North by Robins, Elizabeth

Merely a moose pasture, entering the Klondike just above its mouth, and known to old-timers as Rabbit Creek.

From Burning Daylight by London, Jack

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