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slash and burn

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Adjective

  1. Rough, coarse and lacking finesse, performed with little skill.
  2. Alternative spelling of slash and burn.

Noun

  1. A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.
  2. Alternative spelling of slash and burn.

Verb

  1. To apply the slash and burn technique.

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