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▪ I. agisting, vbl. n.|əˈdʒɪstɪŋ|
[f. agist v. + -ing1.]
The taking in to pasture.
1598J. Manwood Lawes of Forest xi. §1 This manner of taking in of cattell, to pasture or feede by the weeke, or by the moneth or otherwise, is called Agisting of beasts or cattell. 1695Kennett Par. Antiq. ix. 219 The Bishop..and Ralph de Warewill had liberty of agisting their hogs.
▪ II. agisting, ppl. a.|əˈdʒɪstɪŋ|
[f. agist v. + -ing2.]
a. That takes in the cattle of another to pasture.
b. Feeding on hired pasture.
1768Blackstone Comm. II. ii. xxx. 453 The agisting farmer. 1882Echo 2 Dec., We should much like to have a pulpit defence of the right to seize agisting stock. |