pastĭnātĭo, ōnis, f. [pastino], the act of preparing the soil of a vineyard, by digging and trenching it.
I Lit.: pastinationem suscipere, Col. 3, 12, 6; 3, 13, 4.—
II Transf., ground so prepared : pastinatio vitibus conserenda est, Col. 11, 2, 17; so id. 3, 15, 1; 3, 3, 15.