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burn-beat

burn-beat verb: to prepare land for agricultural use by burning the topsoil, used especially on sour or wet soil.

Verb

burn-beat (third-person singular simple present burn-beats, present participle burn-beating, simple past burn-beat, past participle burn-beaten)

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

Forms of burn-beat

third-person singular presentburn-beats
present participleburn-beating
pastburn-beat
past participleburn-beaten
alternative formburnbeat

Origin of burn-beat

burn + beat (“to pare off turf”)

Questions about burn-beat

What does burn-beat mean?
Burn-beat means to prepare land for agricultural use by burning the topsoil, used especially on sour or wet soil.
What part of speech is burn-beat?
Burn-beat is a verb.
What is the past tense of burn-beat?
The past tense of burn-beat is burn-beat.

Words near burn-beat in the dictionary

  1. burn units
  2. burn up
  3. burn'd
  4. burn, baby, burn
  5. burn-baited
  6. burn-beat
  7. burn-clearing
  8. burn-in
  9. burn-mouth-vine
  10. burn-out
  11. burn-outs

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