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slash-and-burn Definition

slash-and-burn (slas̸hən bʉrn)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with a type of primitive forest agriculture in which fields are cleared by cutting down and burning vegetation
  2. extremely destructive in an indiscriminate way

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  4. slapdash
  5. slap-up
  6. slap shot
  7. slap-happy
  8. slap down
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  10. slap and tickle
  1. slash pine
  2. slash pocket
  3. slashing
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