English Explanatory Dictionary

firestick farming

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional practice of the Aboriginal people of Australia whereby areas of bushland or other vegetation would be deliberately set on fire at various times in order to promote new growth.

Word forms

firestick farming fire-stick farming

Etymology

Coined by Welsh-Australian archaeologist Rhys Jones in "Fire-Stick Farming" (Australian Natural History, vol. 16, iss. 7, p. 224, September 1969).

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