slash and burn
/S L AE1 SH AH0 N D B ER0 N/noun
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A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.
verb
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To apply the slash and burn technique.
adjective
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Rough, coarse and lacking finesse, performed with little skill.
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