to put cows out to pasture

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• pasture — pas|ture1 [ pærstʃə ] noun count or uncount land covered with grass where sheep, cows, etc. are kept: 100 acres of pasture and woodland green/rich/lush pastures greener pastures HUMOROUS a new, better, and more interesting place, job, or activity …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pasture — I UK [ˈpɑːstʃə(r)] / US [ˈpærstʃə] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms pasture : singular pasture plural pastures land covered with grass where sheep, cows etc are kept 100 acres of pasture and woodland green/rich/lush pastures • (fresh… …   English dictionary

• pasture — [[t]pɑ͟ːstʃə(r), pæ̱s [/t]] pastures 1) N VAR Pasture is land with grass growing on it for farm animals to eat. The cows are out now, grazing in the pasture. ...mountain pastures. 2) PHRASE: prep PHR, v PHR If someone leaves for greener pastures …   English dictionary

• dairying — /dair ee ing/, n. the business of a dairy. [1640 50; DAIRY + ING1] * * * Introduction  branch of agriculture that encompasses the breeding, raising, and utilization of dairy animals (livestock), primarily cows (cow), for the production of milk… …   Universalium

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• Animals —    Domestic animals served a variety of purposes in the early Middle Ages, including farmwork and fieldwork, and were also an important source of food. Among the more important and useful animals was the horse, which was used not only as a draft… …   Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe

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• forestry — /fawr euh stree, for /, n. 1. the science of planting and taking care of trees and forests. 2. the process of establishing and managing forests; forestation. 3. forestland. [1685 95; < MF foresterie. See FOREST, RY] * * * Management of forested… …   Universalium

• cow paddock — /ˈkaʊ pædək/ (say kow paduhk) noun 1. a paddock where cows, especially dairy cows, are put out to pasture. 2. Colloquial a grassed area disfigured by patches of hard ground and trampled grass …  

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• Tragedy of the commons — Cows on Selsley Common. The tragedy of the commons is one way of accounting for overexploitation. The tragedy of the commons is a dilemma arising from the situation in which multiple individuals, acting independently and rationally consulting… …   Wikipedia