burn-beat

verb

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

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Meanings

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

present singular third person burn-beats · participle present burn-beating · participle past burn-beaten · alternative burnbeat

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

Origin

burn + beat (“to pare off turf”)

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Translations

Finnish kydöttää
  • kydöttääto burn the topsoil
Polish wypalać górną warstwę gleby, wypalić górną warstwę gleby
  • wypalać górną warstwę glebyto burn the topsoil
  • wypalić górną warstwę glebyto burn the topsoil
Cite this entry
APA

burn-beat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn-beat

MLA

“burn-beat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn-beat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burn-beat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn-beat.

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