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Definition of long fallow in US English:
long fallow
noun
(A piece of) land left uncultivated for a long period; also attributive, designating a method of cultivation in which land is left uncultivated for a long period.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Evans & Ruffy's Farmers Journal.
