gaucher
In Indian usage, gaucher refers to communal grazing land — typically land set aside by a village or municipality for cattle.
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In Indian usage, gaucher refers to communal grazing land — typically land set aside by a village or municipality for cattle. It appears mainly in land-tenure and rural administration contexts, particularly in Gujarat and other states with strong pastoral traditions. Disputes over gaucher land are a recurring theme in Indian land rights cases.
The dispute over the gaucher land had been dragging on in the courts for a decade.
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(India) Common land for grazing cattle.
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