devonshiring

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noun

The process of stripping off turf, drying and burning it, and fertilising with the ash produced.

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Meanings

noundevonshiring (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableagricultureThe process of stripping off turf, drying and burning it, and fertilising with the ash produced.

Origin

Devonshire + -ing, after the county where the process was first employed.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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