Definition of Fallow
Fallow
fal·low
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
inactive or not in use;
e.g. My mood has been low, and my creativity lain fallow.
(adjective)
relating to the plowing and subsequent suspension of use of farmland in order to restore its fertility and prevent surplus production;
e.g. Farmers let some land lie fallow in order to reduce the grain surplus that would normally happen.
(noun)
a piece of uncultivated land;
e.g. They placed a scarecrow on the fallow even though there was nothing that the birds could possibly eat from there.
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