battle

1. battle (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Of grass or pasture: nutritious to cattle or sheep; fattening, nourishing.

Example: battle grass    battle pasture

2. battle (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Of land (originally pastureland) or soil: fertile, fruitful.

Example: battle land    battle soil

3. battle (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To feed or nourish (someone or something).

4. battle (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To render (land, soil, etc.) fertile or fruitful.

Example: To Devonſhire or Denſhire land. That is, to pare off the ſurface or top turf thereof, and to lay it upon heaps and burn it; vvhich aſhes are a marvelous improvement to battle barren land, by reaſon of the fixt ſalt vvhich they contain.