Antonyms for pastured


Grammar : Verb
Spell : pas-cher, pahs-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæs tʃər, ˈpɑs-


Definition of pastured

Origin :
  • late 14c., of animals, "to graze;" early 15c., of humans, "to lead to pasture, to feed by putting in a pasture," from Old French pasturer (12c., Modern French pâturer, from pasture (see pasture (n.)). Related: Pastured; pasturing.
  • As in farm : verb produce crops, raise animals
  • As in feed on : verb consume
  • As in graze : verb feed on
Example sentences :
  • Some of them do not seem to have any owners, and yet sheep are pastured on them summer and winter.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Cruise » by Burt L. Standish
  • He lived and pastured his herd of reindeer south of Karesuando.
  • Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu
  • Wherefore the besieged also pastured their horses in those places.
  • Extract from : « Procopius » by Procopius
  • Every one to his taste, as one might well say to any woman who kissed the cow that pastured there.
  • Extract from : « Letters of Edward FitzGerald » by Edward FitzGerald
  • Orchards were cropped in the regular rotation, or with hay, or pastured.
  • Extract from : « Apple Growing » by M. C. Burritt
  • Encased in the skin of a sheep, he pastured with the flock deceiving the shepherd by his costume.
  • Extract from : « Aesop's Fables » by Aesop
  • But so many sheep were pastured here that the grass was killed.
  • Extract from : « Conservation Reader » by Harold W. Fairbanks
  • She had not pastured in the meadows about Chartres with blind eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts » by Abbie Farwell Brown
  • He pastured his pony and went into the house, his spurs jingling martially.
  • Extract from : « Sixes and Sevens » by O. Henry
  • I uphold the principles o' the Cause wherever I am pastured.
  • Extract from : « The Day's Work, Volume 1 » by Rudyard Kipling

Synonyms for pastured

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