agisted

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈdʒɪstɪd/

Verb

agisted

  1. simple past and past participle of agist

Adjective

agisted (comparative more agisted, superlative most agisted)

  1. (now chiefly Australia, New Zealand) That has been put out to pasture (of an animal), especially on hired land not belonging to the animal's owner. [from 17th c.]
    • 2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 285:
      ‘Them Brooks have got your old place now,’ she said to Annabelle. ‘They got cattle agisted on Verbena.’
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