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firestick farming

firestick farming noun: a traditional practice of the Aboriginal people of Australia whereby areas of bushland or other vegetation would be deliberately set on fire at various times in order to promote new growth.

Noun

firestick farming (uncountable)

  1. A traditional practice of the Aboriginal people of Australia whereby areas of bushland or other vegetation would be deliberately set on fire at various times in order to promote new growth.

Forms of firestick farming

alternative formfire-stick farming

Origin of firestick farming

Coined by Welsh-Australian archaeologist Rhys Jones in "Fire-Stick Farming" (Australian Natural History, vol. 16, iss. 7, p. 224, September 1969).

Questions about firestick farming

What does firestick farming mean?
Firestick farming means a traditional practice of the Aboriginal people of Australia whereby areas of bushland or other vegetation would be deliberately set on fire at various times in order to promote new growth.
What part of speech is firestick farming?
Firestick farming is a noun.

Words near firestick farming in the dictionary

  1. firestep
  2. firesteps
  3. Firester
  4. Firesters
  5. firestick
  6. firestick farming
  7. firesticks
  8. firestink
  9. firestone
  10. Firestone layaway
  11. Firestone layaways

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