When the crops had been gathered, the land became common pasture until wanted for the next cultivation.

Elsewhere in England, enclosure - especially of the heaths and common pastures - had the opposite effect.

The survey also allowed that "if it be necessary for the improvement of their common pasture, they may burn all the aforesaid".

That evening when Brandon went to the common pasture to bring the cow home, one of the other boys spat on the ground and turned away.

The federal budget being analogous to a common pasture on which 535 congressional cows graze.

The Knavesmire was originally common pasture, belonging to the city.

The people of Beaufort were grateful to her when she regulated the use of common pastures.

This land was granted to the men of Botley as common pasture in 1250.

This practice was eventually recognised and granted as the right of common pasture.

In the early republic, there were three kinds of land, private, public and common pasture.