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burn-beat

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

burn + beat (“to pare off turf”)

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kydöttää — to burn the topsoil
  • Polish: wypalać górną warstwę gleby — to burn the topsoil
  • Polish: wypalić górną warstwę gleby — to burn the topsoil