slash and burn

slash and burn
Rough, coarse and lacking finesse, performed with little skill.

His slash and burn approach to management resulted in few friends and many enemies.

2. noun
A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.
3. verb
To apply the slash and burn technique.

Well slash and burn this week and plant next.


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  • slash-and-burn — adjective Date: 1939 1. characterized or developed by felling and burning trees to clear land especially for temporary agriculture 2. extremely ruthless and unsparing < slash and burn tactics > < slash and burn criticism > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • slash and burn — UK / US adjective slash and burn farming involves cutting down and burning trees and old plants in order to plant new crops slash and burn agriculture …   English dictionary

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