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Added 9 October 2026

pasture

/ˈpɑːst͡ʃə/ noun

In Latin: pāstus, pāscuum, pābulātiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pasture at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.
Ground covered with grass or herbage, used or suitable for the grazing of livestock.
Food, nourishment.

verb

To move animals into a pasture.
To graze.
To feed, especially on growing grass; to supply grass as food for.
The farmer pastures fifty oxen.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English pasture, borrowed from Anglo-Norman pastour, from Latin pastūra, from pāscor + -tūra.

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