mowburn

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verb

To stack (hay) before it is sufficiently dry, leading to excessive fermentation and sometimes toxicity.

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Meanings

verbmowburn (third-person singular simple present mowburns, present participle mowburning, simple past and past participle mowburned or mowburnt)

present singular third person mowburns · participle present mowburning · participle past mowburned · past mowburned · participle past mowburnt · past mowburnt

  1. obsoletetransitiveagricultureTo stack (hay) before it is sufficiently dry, leading to excessive fermentation and sometimes toxicity.
nounmowburn (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableagricultureDamage caused to hay in this manner.

Origin

From mow + burn.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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