Gleaning

(glen'ing.) [From Eng. glean.] (Agric.) The art or practice of collecting the scattered swaths or sheaves of grain, left on the ground by reapers. Glebe,(gleeb.) [From L. gleba, arable ground.] (Eccl. Law.) A portion of arable or pasture land set apart to the use and profit of an ecclesiastical benefice. [s. 411]