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Grazing   /grˈeɪzɪŋ/   Listen
verb
Graze  v. t.  (past & past part. grazed; pres. part. grazing)  
1.
To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for. "A field or two to graze his cows."
2.
To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture); to browse. "The lambs with wolves shall graze the verdant mead."
3.
To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing. "When Jacob grazed his uncle Laban's sheep."
4.
To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing; as, the bullet grazed the wall.


Graze  v. i.  
1.
To eat grass; to feed on growing herbage; as, cattle graze on the meadows.
2.
To yield grass for grazing. "The ground continueth the wet, whereby it will never graze to purpose."
3.
To touch something lightly in passing.


noun
Grazing  n.  
1.
The act of one who, or that which, grazes.
2.
A pasture; growing grass.





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"Grazing" Quotes from Famous Books



... get some pictures—unless he charges," were the orders. And then we raced after the great creature grazing from us. ...
— The Arctic Prairies • Ernest Thompson Seton
... occurrence of huge uncultivated plains, which apparently chequer the forest, at certain intervals, with spots of stunted and unprofitable pasturage; upon these there were usually flocks of sheep grazing, in the mode of watching which, the peasants fully evinced the truth of the old proverb, that necessity is the mother of invention. I do not know whether the practice to which I allude be generally known, but as it struck me as very remarkable, ...
— The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 • G. R. Gleig
... the word, and I'll save you, or die with you, I will, d——n me!" exclaimed Doe, with fierce energy. "There's hosses grazing in the pastures; there's halters swinging above us: I'll mount you and save you. Say the word, captain, and I'll cut you loose and save you—say it, and be quick; your life depends on it—Hark! the dogs is coming! Hold out your arms till I ...
— Nick of the Woods • Robert M. Bird
... so you have seen a horse, Ned, a horse saddled and bridled and with no owner! It can't be the one that King Richard offered his kingdom for, and since it isn't we'll just see why this caparisoned animal is there grazing in our valley." ...
— The Texan Star - The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty • Joseph A. Altsheler
... and the mountains the cattlemen expanded the grazing industry, with profits that were enlarged because of the markets that the railroads brought them. The "long drive" from Texas to Montana became a familiar idea on the border, while the cowboys in ...
— The New Nation • Frederic L. Paxson


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