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verb
To spread salt over arable land to destroy its fertility, especially as a scorched-earth tactic of war and/or genocide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: literal
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verb
After destroying or devastating something, to do something additional to make sure it is permanently destroyed, as a precaution or out of spite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: excessive, idiomatic
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History
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