burn-beat

== English == === Etymology === burn + beat (“to pare off turf”) === Verb === burn-beat (third-person singular simple present burn-beats, present participle burn-beating, simple past burn-beat, past participle burn-beaten) To prepare land for agricultural use by burning the topsoil, used especially on sour or wet soil. ==== Related terms ==== burn-baited burnbeating ==== Translations ==== === See also === slash and burn