English Explanatory Dictionary

burn-beat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To prepare land for agricultural use by burning the topsoil, used especially on sour or wet soil.

Word forms

burn-beat burn-beats burn-beating burn-beaten

Etymology

burn + beat (“to pare off turf”)

Related words

burn-baited burnbeating slash and burn
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