burn-beat
English edit
Etymology edit
burn + beat (“to pare off turf”)
Verb edit
burn-beat (third-person singular simple present burn-beats, present participle burn-beating, simple past burn-beat, past participle burn-beaten)
- To prepare land for agricultural use by burning the topsoil, used especially on sour or wet soil.
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Translations edit
to burn the topsoil
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