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Word: Fallow
Speech Type: Adjective
Old English fealh, felg, felh (earliest as noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch valg and Low German valge. The Old English verb fealgian ‘to break up land for sowing’ is also of Germanic origin; related to Low German valgen
ˈfaləʊ
(of farmland) ploughed and harrowed but left for a period without being sown in order to restore its fertility or to avoid surplus production
Short Definition:(of farmland) ploughed and harrowed but left for period without being sown
Examples:- incentives for farmers to let land lie fallow
(of a period of time) characterized by inaction; unproductive
Short Definition:characterized by inaction
Examples:- long fallow periods when nothing seems to happen
(of a sow) not pregnant.
Short Definition:(of sow) not pregnant
Word: Fallow
Speech Type: Noun
ˈfaləʊ
a piece of fallow land
Short Definition:piece of fallow land
Examples:- a great estate was usually divided between fallows, grazed stubble, and wheat
- strips of summer fallow
Word: Fallow
Speech Type: Verb
ˈfaləʊ
leave (land) fallow for a period
Short Definition:leave land fallow for period
Examples:- fallow the ground for a week or so after digging
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