fallow1
adj.
- (of farmland) ploughed and harrowed but left for a period without being sown.
- inactive:
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a fallow period.
- (of a sow) not pregnant.
n.
a piece of fallow land.
v.
leave (land) fallow.
Derivative
Etymology
OE fealgian ‘to break up land for sowing’, of Gmc origin.
fallow2
n.
a pale brown or reddish yellow colour.
Etymology
OE falu, fealu, of Gmc origin.
