fallow : Idioms & Phrases

• (Zoöl.), a small European bird, the wheatear (Saxicola ænanthe). See Wheatear.

Webster 1913

• the crop taken from a green fallow. Eng.

Webster 1913

• noun small Eurasian deer
  Dama dama.
  

WordNet

Fal"low deer`

Etymology

So called from its fallow or pale yellow color.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) A European species of deer (Cervus dama), much smaller than the red deer. In summer both sexes are spotted with white. It is common in England, where it is often domesticated in the parks.

Webster 1913

• fallow whereby land is rendered mellow and clean from weeds, by cultivating some green crop, as turnips, potatoes, etc. Eng.

Webster 1913

• land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.

Webster 1913

Sum"mer-fal"low transitive verb

Definitions

1. To plow and work in summer, in order to prepare for wheat or other crop; to plow and let lie fallow.

Webster 1913

• ground that is fallowed in winter.

Webster 1913