Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To perform the operation of burn-beating, or paring and burning (see under paring). See also
burn-baiting .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To prepare
land foragricultural use byburning thetopsoil , used especially on sour or wet soil.
Etymologies
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burn + beat ("to pare off turf")
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