Grazings

/ˈɡreɪzɪŋz/ noun

Definition

Plural of grazing; areas of land where animals eat grass, or the act of animals eating grass.

Etymology

From the verb graze (Old English grasian, from grass), plus the gerund suffix -ing, then pluralized with -s. The word has referred to pastoral feeding since Old English times.

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Rotational grazing—moving livestock between different grazings—can actually heal damaged land by allowing plants to recover, and farmers have known this trick for centuries!

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