单词 | compasture |
释义 | † compasturen. Obsolete. rare. a. See compost n.1, composture n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > fertilizing or manuring > [noun] > composting > compost compass1580 compose1581 compost1587 composturea1616 compasture1627 1627 J. Speed Eng. Abridged xvii These Heaths by the Compasture of the Sheepe (which we call Tathe) are made so rich with Corne they..match the fruitfullest grounds. b. Error for composture (Shakespeare Timon of Athens iv. iii. 444). ΚΠ 1742–1800 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Compastures, large Tracts of Pastures or Pasture Grounds, lying together. Shakesp. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1627 |
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