transitive to leave (a piece of land) fallow for a summer.

transitive. = fallow, v.2 (in various senses); esp. to plough or break up (ground).

transitive. To lay or leave (land) fallow during summer. Also intransitive.

transitive. To allow (land) to lie fallow.

transitive. To lay (land) fallow, esp. in summer.

land lain fallow for a summer; (also) the action or practice of ploughing fallow land in the summer; cf. summer-working n.

transitive to allow (land) to lie fallow during the winter; also intransitive.

transitive. To leave (land) fallow for the winter, having ploughed it for a new crop.

A complete year's fallow, i.e. rest for the land for both a summer and a winter.

transitive. To allow (land) to lie fallow. Also intransitive.

land left fallow for a whole year; = naked fallow n. at naked, adj. n.1compounds 2; hence as v., to leave land fallow for a whole year.