Fal"low (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fallowed (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Fallowing.]
[From Fallow, n.]
To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it mellow; as, it
is profitable to fallow cold, strong, clayey land.
Fal"low , n. [So called from the fallow, or somewhat yellow, color of naked ground; or perh. akin to E. felly, n., cf.
MHG. valgen to plow up, OHG. felga felly, harrow.]
1. Plowed land. [Obs.]
Who . . . pricketh his blind horse over the
fallows.
Chaucer. 2.
Land that has lain a year or more
untilled or unseeded; land plowed
without being sowed for the season.
The plowing of fallows is a benefit
to land.
Mortimer. 3. The
plowing or tilling of land, without sowing it for a season; as, summer fallow, properly conducted, has ever been found a sure
method of destroying
weeds.
Be a
complete summer fallow, land is rendered tender and mellow. The fallow gives it a better tilth than can be given by a fallow crop.
Sinclair. Fallow crop, the crop taken from a green
fallow. [Eng.] -- Green fallow, fallow whereby land is rendered mellow and clean from weeds, by cultivating some green crop, as turnips, potatoes, etc. [Eng.]
Fal"low (?), a. [AS. fealu, fealo, pale
yellow or red; akin to D. vaal fallow, faded, OHG. falo, G.
falb, fahl, Icel. fölr, and prob. to Lith. palvas, OSlav. plavŭ white, L. pallidus pale, pallere to be pale, Gr. polio`s gray, Skr. palita. Cf.
Pale, Favel,
a., Favor.]
1. Pale red or pale yellow; as, a fallow deer or greyhound.
Shak.
2. [Cf. Fallow, n.]
Left untilled or unsowed after plowing; uncultivated; as,
fallow ground.
Fallow
chat, Fallow finch (Zoöl.),
a small European bird, the wheatear (Saxicola œnanthe). See Wheatear.
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