grassing

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹæsiŋ/

Verb

grassing

1. present participle and gerund of grass

Noun

grassing (countable and uncountable, plural grassings)

1. (historical) An area of grassland available as pasture for cattle.
2. The exposing of linen in fields to air and light for bleaching purposes.
   • 1876, The Textile Colourist, volume 1, page 70:

     […] four weeks' exposure on grass, two immersions in bleaching liquor with various supplementary boilings and grassings.

3. The covering of land with grass.

See also

• shieling

Anagrams

• sirgangs