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slash and burn

The English word “slash and burn” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Rough, coarse and lacking finesse, performed with little skill.

noun

  1. A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.

verb

  1. To apply the slash and burn technique.
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