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   Pas·ture

   /ˈpasCHər/

   

   noun

   • 1. land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals, especially cattle or sheep: "areas of rich meadow pasture"
   • 2. used to refer to a person's situation in life: "he has departed for the greener pastures of a corner office"

   verb

   • 1. put (animals) in a pasture to graze: "they pastured their cows in the water meadow"
   • ▪ (of animals) graze: "the livestock pastured and the crops grew"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pastura ‘grazing’, from past- ‘grazed’, from the verb pascere.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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