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graze on

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graze on something 
1. [for animals] to browse or forage in a particular location. The cattle are grazing on the neighbor's land. I wish they wouldn't graze on other people's land.
2. [for animals] to browse or forage, eating something in particular. The deer are grazing on my carrots! The cows were grazing on the meadow grasses for weeks.
See also: graze


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43) The local custom which developed in response was to use the deeded land and water as the ranch's homestead and headquarters, but then also graze on adjacent unclaimed rangelands, thereby creating a sustainable ranching unit.
Variegated landscapes are widespread in many parts of eastern Australia where domestic livestock graze on native pastures in eucalypt woodlands.
418) In written responses to a recent survey conducted by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), (419) some FWS "scientists complained that agency chiefs are overly friendly with ranchers who are hostile to science and whose cattle graze on public lands.
 
 
 
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