fallow
adjective/ˈfæləʊ/
/ˈfæləʊ/
- (of farm land) not used for growing crops, especially so that the quality of the land will improve
- Farmers are now paid to let their land lie fallow.
- (of a period of time) when nothing is created or produced; not successful
- Contemporary dance is coming onto the arts scene again after a long fallow period.
Word OriginOld English fealgian ‘to break up land for sowing’, of Germanic origin; related to Low German falgen.
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