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† compasture Obs. rare—1. [? error for composture; but perh. altered by association with pasture.] See compost, composture.
1627Speed England xvii, These Heaths by the Compasture of the Sheepe (which we call Tathe) are made so rich with Corne they..match the fruitfullest grounds. ¶ Error for composture (Shakes. Timon iv. iii. 444).
1742–1800Bailey, Compastures, large Tracts of Pastures or Pasture Grounds, lying together. Shakesp. |