rain follows the plow

phrase

A discredited theory of climatology, stating that human habitation and agriculture through homesteading can permanently make an arid region more humid.

Meanings

phrase

alternative rain follows the plough

  1. A discredited theory of climatology, stating that human habitation and agriculture through homesteading can permanently make an arid region more humid.
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