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What is another word for Fallows?

Pronunciation: [fˈalə͡ʊz] (IPA)

Fallows is a term that refers to unplanted or uncultivated land that has been left to rest. Synonyms for this word include idle, untilled, unseeded, neglected, and barren. These words imply that the land is not being used productively and may be devoid of vegetation or not yielding any crops. Other synonyms for fallows may include fallow ground, fallow field, or fallow land. The term fallows is often used in agriculture, but it can also refer to a period of inactivity or rest in any field or industry. In gardening, fallows can refer to allowing a field to rest or recuperate before planting new crops.
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He crops about 650 acres each year, and Fallows about the same area, working on a three-year rotation of fallow, wheat, grazing.
"Wheat Growing in Australia"
Australia Department of External Affairs
His uncle pointed out to him the fieldfares wheeling in flocks over the Fallows; and the rabbits in the warren, scampering away with their little white tails turned up; and the robin hopping in the frosty pathway; and the wild ducks splashing among the reeds in the marshes.
"The Crofton Boys"
Harriet Martineau
Sometimes the wold drew near the road, sometimes lay more remote; its pale Fallows, its faintly-tinted pastures, seemed to lie very quietly to-day under the grey laden sky.
"The Silent Isle"
Arthur Christopher Benson

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