fallowist

English

Etymology

From fallow +‎ -ist.

Noun

fallowist (plural fallowists)

  1. (archaic, agriculture) Someone who fallows land, or believes in fallowing land.
    • 1817, John Sinclair, The Code of Agriculture:
      a controversy has arisen between two sects, the fallowists, and anti-fallowists, which has been conducted with much keenness and ability

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